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Simple Past Structure

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2 types of verbs

• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR
Regular verbs form
• -ed for all persons
Play  played
Work  worked
Stay 

stayed Listen 
listened
Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed
stop – stopped
swap -
swapped

• 2)Add only –d,


when the verb
ends with –e
love – loved
save –
saved

• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:


Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)
Hurry => hurried
Play => played
Irregular verbs form

• The form CHANGES from


infinitives, usually with a vowel
change.
• Can be grouped according to certain
change patterns, which helps to
memorize them.
Certain change patterns

• speak  spoke
• eat  ate
• see  saw
• fly  flew
• think  thought
Verb TO BE

I you
he
she
was we were
they
it
Past Simple Use
• Actions that started and finished in
the past

– I went to the beach last Sunday


– I bought a new car yesterday.
Past Simple Use
• Actions that happened one after the other
in the past (like in a story)

– He came in, took off his coat and


sat down.
– I went into the disco and I saw my
favourite girl, then I asked her to
dance,...
Negative Sentences
DID NOT + VERB (base
form)
Example: I did not work yesterday

or

I didn’t work yesterday

INCORRECT: I didn’t worked


More examples:

- I didn’t go on holiday last year

- I didn’t went on holiday last year


Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon

They were not at home last weekend


or
They weren’t at home last weekend
Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence
+?

Example:

Did you work yesterday?


- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.
Yes /No Questions
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence
+?
Example:

Were you at home last weekend?


- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.
REMEMBER!!
• Positive sentences:
– I played football yesterday
– I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play football yesterday
– I didn’t go home early on Saturday
• Yes/No questions:
– Did you play football yesterday?
– Did you go home early in
Saturday?
REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
• Positive sentences:
– I was in London last year

• Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend

• Yes/No questions:
– Were you ill yesterday?
WELL DONE!!

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