1.To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday, last Mont.):“Last year I took my exams”.

2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now:"I lived in Asia for two years."

3. It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past:"When I was a child we always went to the seaside on holiday."

The Simple Past TenseThe Simple Past Tense is usedis used

Time expressions:Time expressions: Yesterday, last month, last year, last time, Yesterday, last month, last year, last time,

…… ago, in ... ago, in ...

The Simple Past TenseThe Simple Past Tense

My friends travelled to Makkah two weeks ago

Simple past timeline

For example:

"Last year I took my exams."

"I got married in 1992."

•We We rereturned to our school.turned to our school.

She washed her car

Use

I studied English

when I was a child.

Use

They lived in Great Britain .

Examples

He watched a film on TV.

Examples

Affirmative:Affirmative:The past tense of regular verbs is formed The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding by adding ––eded to the base form of the to the base form of the verb. verb.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS

I worked hard last weekend

Spelling Notes: 1Spelling Notes: 1

Cry y crcried ied If the verb ends with yy preceded by a

consonant, change it into iedied If not, ………………………

Play Played

Live e LivLiveded•Verbs ending inVerbs ending in e e receivereceive d d onlyonly

Spelling Notes: 2Spelling Notes: 2

Plan plannned If the verb consists of one syllable and ends with

cvc, double the last letter

Per-mit Permittted If the verb consists of two syllables, ends with

cvc and the second syllable is stressed, double the last letter

If not, just add edHa-ppen Ha-ppened

Pronunciation NotesPronunciation Notes::

T & D + ed = / IdId /

Wanted Needed

Voiceless sounds like (s, k, p, f, sh, ch & x) + ed = / tt /

Missed, Looked, Stopped, Washed, Watched, Relaxed, Handcuffed

Voiced sounds like (b, g, l, m, n, r, v & z) + ed = / dd /

Robbed, Snarled, Referred, Lived, Listened, Bugged, Gazed, Hummed

We ate cherries last week.

Examples

I made a big cake.

Examples

•We went to the museum last week.We went to the museum last week.

We We drank drank tea and tea and ateate biscuits after the match biscuits after the match..

Yesterday I went for a swimYesterday I went for a swim..

Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense: Irregular verbs: Irregular verbs

Affirmative:Affirmative: Irregular past verb forms must be learned because Irregular past verb forms must be learned because

they donthey don’’t follow any rule:t follow any rule: Go Go wentwent Come Come camecame Buy Buy boughtbought Drink Drink drankdrank Eat Eat ateate Find Find foundfound SeeSee saw saw I went to Paris last July

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBSPAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

NegativeNegative:: Use did not or didn’t + a base form verb to make the past simple tense negative. I didn’t work last summer

I didn’t live in a flat during my last Summer holidays.

I didn’t go to Berlin last July

NEG

ATI V

E

I did not go (didn’t)

You did not go (didn’t)

He did not go (didn’t)

She did not go (didn’t)

It did not go (didn’t)

We did not go (didn’t)

You did not go (didn’t)

They did not go (didn’t)

• I didn’t didn’t go to the party

• You didn’tdidn’t do the homework

• He didn’t didn’t play football

• She didn’tdidn’t sing the song

• They didn’tdidn’t have babies.

We didn’t play football

Use

Interrogative:Interrogative: Use Use diddid + subject + a base form verb to make the past + subject + a base form verb to make the past

simple interrogative. simple interrogative. DidDid you play sport last Summer? you play sport last Summer?

Did you travel by boat last holidays?

Yes, I did.

Did you see any dolphins?

No I didn’t.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

QuestionsQuestions

Ahmed explain the lessoneded

DidDid ??

inter roga tive

Did I go?

Did you go?

Did he go?

Did she go? Did it go?

Did we go?

Did you go? Did they go?

•Did Did you play tennis?

•Did Did he see the handsome boy?

•Did Did she buy a black dog?

•DidDid they have twins?

Did she play the piano?

Examples

Past simple Past simple tense: tense:

AffirmativeAffirmative

Regular verbsRegular verbs

NegativeNegative QuestionsQuestions Short Short answer answer

Short Short answeanswerr

I workI workeded .. I I didn'tdidn't work. work. DidDid I work? I work? Yes, I Yes, I did.did.

No, I No, I didn't.didn't.

He workHe workeded .. He He didn'tdidn't work. work. Did Did he workhe work?? Yes, he Yes, he did.did.

No, he No, he didn't.didn't.

She workShe workeded .. She She didn'tdidn't work. work. DidDid she she work?work?

Yes, she Yes, she did.did.

No, she No, she didn't.didn't.

It workIt workeded .. It It didn'tdidn't work. work. DidDid it work? it work? Yes, it Yes, it did.did.

No, it No, it didn't.didn't.

You workYou workeded .. You You didn'tdidn't work. work. DidDid you you work?work?

Yes you Yes you did.did.

No, you No, you didn't.didn't.

We workWe workeded .. We We didn't didn't work.work. Did Did we work?we work? Yes we Yes we did.did.

No, we No, we didn't.didn't.

They workThey workeded .. They They didn't didn't work.work. Did Did they they work?work?

Yes they Yes they did.did.

No,they No,they didn't.didn't.

What did he do yesterday?

He bought a present.

What did he do last year?

He climbed a mountain.

What did he do last night?

He listened to the radio.

What did she do yesterday?

She wrote a letter.

What did he eat yesterday?

He ate Chinese food.

Where did he go last week?

He went to the library.

What happened yesterday?

He lost the key.

What did he do yesterday?

He cleaned the house and cooked.

Did he read a book last night?

No, he didn’t.

Did he read the newspaper last night?

Yes, he did.

What did he do last summer?

He rode an elephant and swam in the sea.