Past simple

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

worked in the garden yesterday.

danced at the party last night.

carried the heavy box.

bought new shoes.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

didn’t play tennis last weekend.

didn’t clean the windows.

didn’t go the dentist.

NEGATIVE FORM

Did

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

find your umbrella?

Yes, I found my umbrella.Yes, I did.No, I didn’t find my umbrella.No, I didn’t.

QUESTION FORM

Why do we use Simple Past Tense?

A series of completed actions in the past.

Completed actions in the past.

- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

1)Minnie________(bake) a huge cake for Mickey’s birthday party.(+)

2)John________(break) a window while he was playing football.(+)

3)____ you____(ask) a question during the lesson(?)

4)They __________(have) a picnic at the weekend(-)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs. bake

d

broke

Did ask

didn’t have

5)My mother________(make) a sandwich for me.(+)

6)He ____ ill so he ___________(go) to school yesterday.(+,-)

7)He _______(buy) an expensive car last year.(+)

8) ____she _____ (clean) the house at the weekend(?)

9)Students _________(listen) to the teacher(-)

made

was didn’t go

bought

Did clean

didn’t listen

. BEFORE WATCHING THE SEGMENT, COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH BELOW WITH THE SIMPLE PAST FORM OF THE GIVEN VERBS.

Gru was anxious about his date on the following day. He was happy, very happy. The alarm clock _________ at 8:30 am. He ____________ of bed and ____________ a shower with his toy ducks. Then he _________ his teeth, ______________ pancakes for breakfast, and _____________ real ducks cross the street. He happily ______________ the mall escalator. In the park, he _____________ a Frisbee and _____________ some tai-chi-chan. He also _____________ the drums with a few tin cans. Then he ___________ a flower to a young man for him to hand to a girl sitting next to him.

 GET OUT - RING - MAKE - PLAY - HELP - DO - GIVE - CLIMB – FETCH – TAKE - BRUSH

It ______________ (be) the day I got my new English golf shoes. Daisy It ______________ (be) the day I got my new English golf shoes. Daisy _____________ (be) by far the most popular girl with the officers from Camp _____________ (be) by far the most popular girl with the officers from Camp David.One of them ___________ (be) in the car with her. It ______________ (be) David.One of them ___________ (be) in the car with her. It ______________ (be) Gatsby. The way he ___________ (look) at her is the way all girls want to be Gatsby. The way he ___________ (look) at her is the way all girls want to be looked at. Gatsby was sent off to war. When the war ____________ (end), Daisy looked at. Gatsby was sent off to war. When the war ____________ (end), Daisy _____________ (wait). But for some unknown reason, Gatsby couldn't return. A _____________ (wait). But for some unknown reason, Gatsby couldn't return. A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago ____________ (sweep) in and year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago ____________ (sweep) in and _________________ (steal) her away. He ___________ (give) her a string of _________________ (steal) her away. He ___________ (give) her a string of pearls worth $350,000. But the morning of the wedding.- Daisy ____________ pearls worth $350,000. But the morning of the wedding.- Daisy ____________ (receive) a letter.  But it was too late. That day at 5:00, Daisy Fay _____________ (receive) a letter.  But it was too late. That day at 5:00, Daisy Fay _____________ (marry) Tom Buchananwith with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville (marry) Tom Buchananwith with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville had ever seen. After the honeymoon, I ______________ (see) them in Santa had ever seen. After the honeymoon, I ______________ (see) them in Santa Barbara.Well, it was touching, really. I'd never seen a girl so in love with her Barbara.Well, it was touching, really. I'd never seen a girl so in love with her husband. A week later, Tom _____________________ (crash) his car. The girl husband. A week later, Tom _____________________ (crash) his car. The girl with him _____________ (be) a chambermaid at the Santa Barbara Hotel. It with him _____________ (be) a chambermaid at the Santa Barbara Hotel. It __________________ (get) into all the papers.__________________ (get) into all the papers.

I. READ THE STORY BELOW. COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES. THEN WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

II. Discuss in pairs.II. Discuss in pairs.  1. Retell the story using your own words.1. Retell the story using your own words.  2. Why didn't her love for Gatsby work out?2. Why didn't her love for Gatsby work out?  3. Why didn't her marriage with Tom work out?3. Why didn't her marriage with Tom work out?  4. Was Tom's love for Daisy true? Why (not)?4. Was Tom's love for Daisy true? Why (not)?  5. Would you go to Gatsby house to have tea if you 5. Would you go to Gatsby house to have tea if you were Daisy? Why (not)?were Daisy? Why (not)?  

If a regular verb ends in consonant + y change y to i and add -ed:  carry - carried,    study - studied,    fry - fried,    try - tried

If a one syllable regular verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant double the final consonant and add -ed -- > stop - stopped,  plan - planned,   rob - robbed,   beg - begged

 If a regular verb has more than one syllable and ends in consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the final consonant only if the final syllable is stressed -- >  preFER - preferred,    regRET - regretted

Exception: In British English verbs ending in -l have -ll before -ed whether the final syllable is stressed or not -- > travel - travelled

Spelling Rules

There are also some verbs called irregular

verbs that have special past tense forms.

We went (go) to school yesterday.

The children read (read) that story last year.

Tamar wrote (write) the letter to her friend on Sunday.

The students forgot (forget) to do the homework.

Irregular Verbs