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Page 1: The Simple Past. We use the simple past to talk about completed past events and activities. I studied grammar last night. The children played games in

The Simple PastThe Simple Past

Page 2: The Simple Past. We use the simple past to talk about completed past events and activities. I studied grammar last night. The children played games in

We use the simple past to talk about completed past events and activities.

I studied grammar last night. The children played games in the

living room.

Page 3: The Simple Past. We use the simple past to talk about completed past events and activities. I studied grammar last night. The children played games in

Affirmative StatementsAffirmative Statements For all regular verbs, add an –ed

ending in the past tense. This form is used for all subjects, both singular and plural.

I stayed up late last night. The children played games in the

garden. She listened to the news after dinner.

Page 4: The Simple Past. We use the simple past to talk about completed past events and activities. I studied grammar last night. The children played games in

Negative StatementsNegative Statements

For negative past verbs, use did not before the simple form of the verb:

My roommate did not like that restaurant.

The contraction of did not is didn’t: I didn’t live in a dormitory last night. Our family didn’t own a computer

until recently.

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Spelling and pronunciationSpelling and pronunciation Page 136 – 137

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Expressions of past timeExpressions of past time YesterdayThe day before yesterdayYesterday morning Yesterday afternoon Yesterday evening Last night Last Monday/ Friday.. Last week ….. Page 137

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Yes/No QuestionsYes/No Questions For simple past tense yes/no

questions with main verbs other than be, include did (n’t) before the subject.

Did you study last week? Didn’t your father call yesterday? - The main verb is in the simple form. - There’s no final –ed ending in the

question form.

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ExamplesExamples

Did your mother cook last night? Yes, she did No, she

didn’t Did you move to a new apartment?Yes, I did No, I

didn’t Didn’t the neighbors paint their house

a few years ago? Yes, they did No, they

didn’t

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Information QuestionsInformation Questions

Simple past information questions have did before the subject.

- Who did you call yesterday? I called my sister. - When did your relatives visit? They visited last month.- Why didn’t you order pizza? I wanted a home-cooked meal.

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When who or what is the subject of the sentence, the main verb is in the simple past tense, did is NOT used before the subject.

Who argued a lot? My sisters and I argued a lot.

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ExamplesExamples

I travelled with my sister. Who did you travel with you? My parents stayed in their new

apartment. Where did your parents stay?Nora visited her friend yesterday. Who visited her friend yesterday?