Simple Past Tense 1- WAS - WERE

Present am/ is/are now today at the moment at present this morning this week Past was/were yesterday last month last week two hours ago five daysa ago in 1990

I am in my home now. I was in my home two hours ago.

Ayşe is at school now. Ayşe was at school yesterday.

We are at the cinema at the moment. We were at the cinema yesterday.

NEGATIVE am- am not is-is not are-are not Was- wasn’t were-weren’t

I am ill today. I am not ill today. I was ill last week.

It isn’t sunny today. It is rainy. It wasn’t sunny last week. It was rainy.

It isn’t cloudy today. It is snowy. It wasn’t sunny yesterday. It was snowy.

We are in Brazil today. We weren’t in Brazil yesterday.

They aren’t in Paris today. They were in Paris yesterday.

The students are sad today. They were happy yesterday.

QUESTION 1- Yes/No Questions

Am I ……. ? Is he-she-it..? Are we-they- you …..? Was I …….? Was he-she-it …….? Were you-we –they ….?

Are you hungry? Yes, I am. No, I am not.

Were you a hardworking student? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.

Was he a fast driver? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.

Were the students tired? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.

Was he a generous boy? Yes, he was.

Was your mother a teacher? No, she wasn’t. She was a housewife.

Was your father a good driver? Yes, he was.

2- Wh- Questions WhatWhen WhereWhat time WhyWho HowHow many

Where were you yesterday? I was in the swimming pool.

What was your father’s job? He was a doctor.

Who was careless in your family? My sister.

What time was the party? At seven.

How was the weather yesterday? It was snowy.

Why weren’t you at school yesterday? Because I was ill.

2- REGULAR VERBS (-d -ed -ied)

brush I brushed my teeth this morning.

clean My mother cleaned our house last weekend.

answer Ali answered the phone.

cry The baby cried yesterday morning.

arrive The team arrived to İstanbul yesterday.

NEGATIVE didn’t did not clean study answer

hunt The hunter didn’t hunt anything yesterday.

help Umut didn’t help anyone last week.

join He didn’t join at the party last weekend.

QUESTION 1- Yes/No Questions DID you they he-she Ali your mother Work Study walk

listen Did you listen to music yesterday night? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

ask Did your teacher ask question to you? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

invite Did your friend invite you to his party? Yes, he did.

move Did you move to İstanbul last year? No, I didn’t. I moved two years ago.

work Did Ali work last Friday? Yes, he did.

accept Did you accept your friend invitation? No, I didn’t. Because I have an exam.

2- Wh- Questions WhatWhen WhereWhat time WhyWho HowHow many

live Where did Ali live ten years ago? He lived in Ankara.

wash When did you wash your father’s car? I washed it last weekend.

watch What did your sister watch last night? She watched cartoon.

open Who opened the door? My mother opened it.

kill Who killed the woman last night? Her husband killed her.

start What time did the match start ? It started at half past seven.

travel Where did you travel last summer ? I traveled to the USA.

visit When did you visit your grandmother? I visited her yesterday night.

wait Why were you late to work? Because I waited for the bus for an hour.

walk How did you go to school ? I walked to school.

3- IRREGULAR VERBS (NO RULES)

go I went to cinema last weekend. went

cut My sister cut her finger yesterday night. cut

buy Ali bought a present to his mother last week. bought

break My mother broke the plates yesterday. broke

speak I spoke face to face with Ali yestrday. spoke

NEGATIVE didn’t did not go cut break

come I came home two hours ago. came I didn’t come home one hour ago.

do The students did their homework yesterday night. did Ali didn’t do his homework yesterday.

eat He ate his meal two hours ago. ate He didn’t eat his meal this morning.

make My mother made a cake last weekend. made My father didn’t make a cake yesterday.

QUESTION 1- Yes/No Questions DID you they he-she Ali your mother go make eat

wear Did you wear your uniform this morning? wore Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

see Did she see the thieves last night? saw Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

teach Did your teacher teach you ‘Simple Past Tense’? taught Yes, he did.

win Did Ali win the race last weekend? won No, he didn’t. Ahmet won the race.

win Did your mother write the letter last week? won No, she didn’t. My father wrote the letter.

2- Wh- Questions WhatWhen WhereWhat time WhyWho HowHow many

give What did your mother give you last week? gave A present. / My mother gave me a present.

go What time did you go to bed last night? went At eleven. / I went to bed at half past ten.

have lunch Where did you have lunch today? had lunch At school canteen. / I had lunch at school canteen.

lose Who lost the keys in your family last night? lost My father. / My father lost the keys.

meet Where did you meet with your friends last week? met At a cafe. / I met with my friends at a cafe.

leave What time did you leave home this morning? left At seven. / I left home at seven.

spend How much money did you spend last night? spent One thousand TL. / I spent one thousand TL.

PREPARED BY Hasan YURDUSEVEN