Past simple Unit 5 ---by May, Maxine Oct. 20, 2017

Past simple WHEN HOW TEST WAENING WHAT

WHAT ---We use the past simple to talk about actions and states which we see as completed in the past.

WHEN PAST NOW FUTURE PAST SIMPLE

HOW Use with : yesterday , last night , two days ago , before , the age of …

HOW The past form of regular verbs Below are some examples of past forms of regular verbs: Base form Past form Comment help helped -ed added dance danced -d added tally tallied -ed added but spelling rule applied (change y to i) allot allotted -ed added but spelling rule applied (double the last consonant if the verb ends [consonant-vowel-consonant] and is end stressed )

HOW The past form of irregular verbs Below are some examples of past forms of irregular verbs: Base form Past form Comment set Past form same as the base form dig dug Past form has a vowel change from the base form seek sought Past form is completely different from the base form

TEST Write the past forms of the irregular verbs. Infinitive Simple past meet drive speak put write sing do sit stand run met drove spoke put wrote sang did sat stood ran

Positive sentences Who? Form of verb Examples I  regular verb:  verb + ed irregular verb:  past form of the verb I worked in Italy last year. I drank some juice yesterday. He/She/It He worked in Italy last year. He drank some juice yesterday. She worked in Italy last year. She drank some juice yesterday. It worked in Italy last year. It drank some juice yesterday. You You worked in Italy last year. You drank some juice yesterday. We We worked in Italy last year. We drank some juice yesterday. They They worked in Italy last year. They drank some juice yesterday.

Negative sentences Who? Form of verb Examples I did not + verb I did not work in Italy last year. I didn't work in Italy last year. He/She/It He did not work in Italy last year. He didn't work in Italy last year. She did not work in Italy last year. She didn't work in Italy last year. It did not work in Italy last year. It didn't work in Italy last year. You You did not work in Italy last year. You didn't work in Italy last year. We We did not work in Italy last year. We didn't work in Italy last year. They They did not work in Italy last year. They didn't work in Italy last year.

Question sentences Who? Form of verb Examples Did I verb Did I work in Italy last year? he/she/it Did he work in Italy last year? you Did you work in Italy last year? we Did we work in Italy last year? they Did they work in Italy last year?

TEST Complete the table in simple past. Put the sentences into simple past. We move to a new house. →   They bring a sandwich. →  He doesn't do the homework. →  They sell cars. →  Does he visit his friends? →  Affirmative Negative Interrogative He wrote a book. He did not sing She was pretty. She was not pretty He did not write a book Did he write a book? He sang Did he sing? Was she pretty?  We moved to a new house   They brought a sandwich   He did not do the homework.  They sold cars.  Did he visit his friends?

TEST Choose "Was“ or "Were“: The teacher ______ nice. The students  ______  very clever. But one student  ______in trouble. We______ sorry for him. He ______nice though.  was  were  was  were  was

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