1. PAST SIMPLE

2. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Questions
What did you have for lunch yesterday?
What did you do before going to bed last night?

3. USAGE
We use the Past Simple to express the idea that an action started and finished in the past.

4. Time expressions
These are some words and expressions that usually appear with a verb in the Past Simple.
Last week, night, Monday, year, month,...
……..ago
Yesterday... In
The other day...

5. REGULAR VERBS
To form the past simple of a regular verb we add “-ed” to the base form.
Work --- Worked
Play --- Played
Paint --- Painted

6. SPELLING RULES To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember these rules:
1.Afterconsonant + vowel + consonant we double the last consonant when the syllable is stressed.
Stop Stopped
Clap Clapped
Plan Planned

7. SPELLING RULES 2- After a final -e only add d . Rule Ruled Live Lived
Love Loved
Move Moved

8. SPELLING RULES
3.When the verb ends in consonant+y we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.
Cry Cried
Try Tried
Carry Carried

9. Spelling Rules
4.When the verb ends in vowel+y we leave the “y” and add “ed”. Play Played sway Swayed

10. IRREGULAR VERBS
Most verbs are regular. But there are also irregular verbs. You must study the List of Irregular verbs to use them.
Break Broke
Do Did
Write Wrote

11. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
We use the same form with different subjects to express the past.
She broke her leg.
I found a job.
We worked together.
You stopped the car.

12. SUBJECT +DIDN’T+INFINITIVE
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
We add didn´t before the main verb. Remember the verb in the infinitive.
SUBJECT +DIDN’T+INFINITIVE
I didn´t study for my exams.
They didn´t bring the flowers.
She didn´t stop the car.
The programme didn´t begin one hour ago.

13. QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE
We write did /didn’t before the subject. The main verb is written in the infinitive.
DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE
Did you come yesterday?
Did you hear the noise?
Did she open the present?

14. Put the verbs in the correct tense:
Last year I (spend) ________my holiday in Ireland. It (be) ________great. I (travel)___________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting places. In the evenings we usually (go)_______ to a pub.

15. Answers
Last year I (spend) ________my holiday in Ireland. It (be) ________great. I (travel)___________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting places. In the evenings we usually (go)_______ to a pub.
spent
was
travelled
visited
went

16. Put the verbs in the correct tense:
One night we even (learn)________ some Irish dances. We (be) ________very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain)___________ a lot. But we (see) ________some beautiful rainbows. Where (spend / you)__________ your last holiday?

17. Answers
One night we even (learn)________ some Irish dances. We (be) ________very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain)___________ a lot. But we (see) ________some beautiful rainbows. Where (spend / you)__________ your last holiday?
learnt
were
didn’t rain
saw
did you spend