simple past tense

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 Diyarbakır 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 don’t want to go to school.
Yesterday …… Friday, so today ….. Saturday.
Atatürk ……. born in 1881.
Close the window, please. It ….. very cold.
I don’t 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 İzmit 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)


LET’S PRACTISE
ask

ride

ride


cry

LET’S PRACTISE

leave

sit
scream

watch

read

LET’S PRACTISE

?
sing

 

?
sweep
 


LET’S PRACTISE

WHAT
WHO
WHERE
WHEN

?


POSITIVE FORM

- Fatma 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.
WHY ARE THESE WORDS IN RED?

NEGATIVE FORM

- My father didn’t carry the suitcases.
- You didn’t love me too.
- They didn’t swim last summer.
- I didn’t 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 didn’t.

- Did you do your homework?
No, I didn’t do my homework.


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

- Who wrote the letter?

-

To whom did she write it?
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?

Ayşe wrote it.
-

To whom did she write it?

She wrote it to me.
-

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)

(take his dog)

(sell orange)

(write a letter) (go to concert)

(do homework)

(laugh)

(leave school) (come back home)

(get an A)

(read newspaper)

(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)

Past Form
(Verb2-3)

Answer

Answered

Ask

Asked

Brush

Brushed

Comb

Combed

Count

Counted

Carry

Carried

Study

Studied

Tidy

Tidied

Decide

Decided

Hope

Hoped

Like

Liked

Move

Moved

Close

Closed

Prefer

Preferred


IRRegular Verbs

Be(am-is-are)

Was-Were

Been

Begin

Began

Begun

Break

Broke

Broken

Come

Came

Come

Drive

Drove

Driven

Drink

Drank

Drunk

Eat

Ate

Eaten

Fly

Flew

Flown

Go

Went

Gone

Have

Had

Had

Hear

Heart

Heart

Know

Knew

Known

Leave

Left

Left

Lose

Lost

Lost

Read

Read

Read

See

Saw

Seen

Swim

Swam

Swum

Take

Took

Taken

Tell

Told

Told

Write

Wrote

Written