SIMPLE PAST TENSE

This tense is used to talk about; 1- permanent situations And 2-the past actions
in the past.

Where are you now? .... Where were you yesterday? .... How old are you this year? .... How old were you last year? .... How is the weather today? .... How was the weather yesterday? ....

PAST FORM OF VERB TO BE (permanent situations)

WAS WERE
I was 35 years old last year. I was in Canada 8 years ago. Her hair was short last year. They were at home yesterday.

TIME ADVERBS IN S. PAST TENSE

*Yesterday *Last week /month / year / Monday / April / summer * A minute ago / ten minutes ago / two days ago / 8 years ago

NOW

TWO HOURS AGO

1- My grandparents are in the garden. 2- Elizabeth is in the bathroom. 3- Jack and Nicholas are in the classroom. 4- We are late again. 5- They are in the garage. 6- The cat is under the car. 7- I am very hungry. 8- Sarah is at work. 9- Jane and Kate are at school. 10- Martin is ill in bed.

Make questions (Yes No Question)

1- your room comfortable ? Was your room comfortable ? 2- The weather nice ? 3- The streets full of people ? 4- The shops expensive ? 5- The city exciting at nights ? 6- The museums interesting ? 7- The people - friendly ? 8- Your flight tiring ?

FILL IN THE BLANKS USING WAS-WERE, AM-IS-ARE OR NEGATIVE FORMS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Where . you yesterday? You .. at school. I .. very ill. I dont want to go to school. Yesterday Friday, so today .. Saturday. He . born in 1881. Close the window, please. It .. very cold. I dont eat meat. I .a vegetarian. The children in their room upstairs. They .. listening to the music. 8. There . a great film on TV last night.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(the past actions)
I arrived at midnight yesterday. I liked her at first sight. The policeman stopped the cars. They clapped me when I thanked them. She studied very much last week. (-y) You tried to catch me yesterday. (-y)

LETS PRACTISE

ride

ask

ride

cry

LETS PRACTISE

leave

sit scream watch

read

LETS PRACTISE

sing

?
sweep

LETS PRACTISE

WHAT WHO WHERE WHEN

POSITIVE FORM - Nick asked a question to me yesterday.

- I brushed my teeth last night.

- We ate apples yesterday morning. - They saw us at the park last week.

NEGATIVE FORM - My father didnt carry the suitcases. - You didnt love me too.

- They didnt swim last summer. - I didnt do my homework.

YES-NO QUESTION - Did you make a cake yesterday? Yes, - Did he visit you? Yes, - Did they swim last summer? No, . - Did you do your homework? No,

YES-NO QUESTION - Did you make a cake yesterday? Yes, I did. - Did he visit you? Yes, he visited me. - Did they swim last summer? No, they didnt. - Did you do your homework? No, I didnt do my homework.

WH- QUESTIONS THERE IS A LETTER ON THE TABLE. ????

Who wrote the letter? What did she do? What did she write? Where did she write it? When did she write it?

THERE IS A LETTER ON THE TABLE. ????

Who wrote the letter?

Alan wrote it.

What did she do?

She wrote.
What did she write?

She wrote the letter.

Where did she write it?

She wrote in her room.

When did she write it?

She wrote it last month.

(drink some milk) (say goodbye)

(catch bus)

(have a test)

(draw pictures)

(meet Daisy)

(answer e-mails) (make research) (play basketball)

(get an A)

(take his dog)

(sell orange)

(write a letter) (go to concert)

(read newspaper)

(do homework)

(laugh)

(leave school) (come back home)

(ride a horse)

1. He____________ (drink) some milk. 2. He ____________(say) goodbye to his mother. 3. They___________(catch ) the bus to school. 4. He____________ (have) a test. 5. They___________(draw) in the Art lesson. 6. He____________ (meet) Daisy. 7. She ___________(answer) some emails. 8.He ____________(make) some research. 9. He ___________(play) basketball. 10. He __________(get) an A in the English test. 11. He __________(take) his dog to the park. 12. He___________(sell) orange juice in the park . 13. He___________(write) a letter to his grandparents. 14. They __________(go) to the concert. 15. They __________(read) the newspaper. 16. She___________(do) her homework. 17. They __________(laugh) with a funny story. 18. They __________(leave) school at 4. 19. They __________(come) back home. 20. He ____________(ride) his horse.

1. He____DRANK______ (drink) some milk. 2. He _______SAID_____(say) goodbye to his mother. 3. They_____CAUGHT____(catch ) the bus to school. 4. He_______HAD____ (have) a test. 5. They______DREW_____(draw) in the Art lesson. 6. He______MET____ (meet) Daisy. 7. She _____ANSWERED______(answer) some emails. 8.He _____MADE_____(make) some research. 9. He ______PLAYED___(play) basketball. 10. He ____GOT_____(get) an A in the English test. 11. He ______TOOK____(take) his dog to the park. 12. He_____SOLD____(sell) orange juice in the park . 13. He_____WROTE____(write) a letter to his grandparents. 14. They _____WENT_____(go) to the concert. 15. They _____READ____(read) the newspaper. 16. She_____DID_____(do) her homework. 17. They _____LAUGHED_____(laugh) with a funny story. 18. They ____LEFT____(leave) school at 4. 19. They _____CAME_____(come) back home. 20. He _____RODE____(ride) his horse.

REGULAR VERBS

Present Form (Verb1) Answer Ask Brush Comb Count Carry Study Tidy Decide Hope Like Move Close Prefer

Past Form (Verb2-3) Answered Asked Brushed Combed Counted Carried Studied Tidied Decided Hoped Liked Moved Closed Preferred

IRREGULAR VERBS

Be(am-is-are) Begin Break Come Drive Drink Eat Fly Go Have Hear Know Leave Lose Read See Swim Take Tell Write

Was-Were Began Broke Came Drove Drank Ate Flew Went Had Heart Knew Left Lost Read Saw Swam Took Told Wrote