SIMPLE PAST (affirmative)

By guerina3

Past Simple affirmative

HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLETo form the past simple we have to

distinguish:

• regular verbs: dance, play, walk,…• irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,…

They are only different in the affirmative form.

I typed He swam They had

AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR• To form the past simple we add –ED to the

infinitive.• All persons have the same form: I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ed

He she/ it play+ed• Spelling changes Verbs ending in cons-y →ied I study → I studiedMonosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the

consonant He stops → He stopped Verbs ending in –e → d She dances → She danced

AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR• Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed

pattern.• You must learn irregular verbs by heart. (look at the list at the end of the book) I run → I ran He drives → He drove They fly → They flew• Be careful: most of the verbs we often

use are irregular.

USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE• We use the past simple to talk about: completed actions in the past

• Time references: yesterday, in 2011,… last month, day, year, summer… I saw Paul yesterday Diana played tennis last Friday

YOUR TURN NOW 1 Look at the pictures.

Write complete affirmative sentences using the past simple (regular or irregular).

Check your answers.

Pete/ borrow

Pete borrowed a book from the library

The children/ visit

The children visited their grandparents

Mum/ make

Mum made pancakes

Sue & Rick/ swim

Sue and Rick swam

Jim/ vote

Jim voted

Tom/ run

Tom ran

Jane/ eat

Jane ate spaghetti

He/ find

He found gold

The pigs/ dance

The pigs danced

She/ wear

She wore a costume

Carl/ sign

Carl signed a contract

They/ play

They played the drums

Tim/ write

Tim wrote an essay

Fill in the blanks with the past simple:

1. Tim ……………… at half past seven (get up)2. Gina ……………… French last year (study)3. Carol ……………… a shower yesterday (have)4. The boys ……………… football (play)5. It ……………… cold last Sunday (be)6. The bus ……………… late (arrive)7. Dad ……………….. a fantastic laptop (buy)8. John …………………. his parents (phone)9. Terry ………………… home last week (come)

KEY1. Tim GOT UP at half past seven. 2. Gina STUDIED French last year.3. Carol HAD a shower yesterday.4. The boys PLAYED football.5. It WAS cold last Sunday.6. The bus ARRIVED late.7. Dad BOUGHT a fantastic laptop.8. John PHONED his parents.9. Terry CAME home last week.