1. What did you do yesterday?
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Simple Past Tense
زمن الماضي البسيط
What did you do yesterday?
Time Line (خط الزمن)

2. He went to his grandmother. I slept early last night.
Actions in the past احداث في الماضي
He went to his grandmother.
Where did he go yesterday?
I travelled to Paris.
Where did you travel last year?
I slept early last night.
When did you sleep last night?

3. I improved my English level.
Facts in the past حقائق في الماضي
It was rainy .
What was Abha 20 years ago?
I improved my English level.
How was your English level ?
I wrote it ten years ago.
When did you last write a handwritten letter?

4. The differences between
Present Progressive (continuous)
Simple Present Tense
Simple past Tense PC
SPT
SPT
Activities
Now
Activities
regularly
Activities
past

5. What is Simple Past Tense
We use Simple Past to talk about completed actions in the past. Activities ended in the past or true facts in the past but not true now.
Completed action
My Mom cleaned the room last week.
True fact in the past
I was messy child. But now I am good

6. Simple Past Tense Form صيغة زمن الماضي البسيط All Subjects
Verb in past
Examples
I talked to my friend yesterday I
You We
They He
She It
Regular verb
He studied very well this term
She saw a beautiful dress
Irregular verb
My parents bought a new car

7. Simple past tense of to be, to have, to do
Subject
Verb be
have do We
You
They
were
had
did
Subject
Verb be
have do
He/She/It/I
was
had
did

8. (Regular verbs) we simply add “ed” at the end.
V1 (Present)
V2 (past)
V3 (past Participle)
help
helped
open
opened
stop
stopped
change
changed

9. Check out Irregular verbs List
(Irregular verbs) The form of a verb in the past will be changed.
Check out Irregular verbs List
V1(Present)
V2 (Past)
V3 (Past Participle)
take
took
taken
buy
bought
eat
ate
eaten
give
gave
given

10. Expressions Showing Past Time
Subject
Verb
Object
Expressions of time I He
She It We
You
They
studied
went
English
to school
Yesterday
بالامس
_____ ago
منذ ساعتين two hours ago منذ اسبوع one week ago منذ ثلاثة اشهر three months ago منذ سنة one year ago
last _____
الليله الماضية last night الاسبوع الماضي last week الشهر الماضي last month السنة الماضية last year الثلاثاء الماضي last Tuesday الصيف الماضي last summer

11. Look at the pictures and Try to make a full sentence with Simple Past …

12. He did the final examination.
do (did) – final examination
What did he do last semester?
He did the final examination.

13. Where did they go this summer?
go (went) – to Japan
Where did they go this summer?
They went to Japan.

14. He slept late yesterday.
sleep (slept) – late
When did he sleep yesterday?
He slept late yesterday.

15. Because, he broke his leg.
break (broke) – his leg
Why did he stay in the hospital?
Because, he broke his leg.

16. Think now, how can you make the questions forms ?

17. Question Form in Simple Past صيغة السؤال في الماضي البسيط
1. Questions with Did in Simple Past
Question
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Object /Rest
Did
they
you we I he
she it
have
lunch ? go
to school?
Short Answer (yes/no)
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary + not / n’t
Yes,
No, I
did.
didn’t
(did not)
Note: In question with (Did), we should use base of form in present.

18. 2. Questions with (Wh) Question in Simple past
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Object/
Rest
What
Information)
did
you do
in USA?
When
(Time) he
write
A book?
Where
(place)
they
find
his car?
Answer
I visited amazing places.
He wrote it last year.
They found it in the parking lot.
Note: In question with (wh), we should use base of form in present in the question and verb in past in answer.

19. Think now, how can you make the questions forms ?

20. Negative Form in Simple Past صيغة النفي في الماضي البسيط
Negative with Didn’t in Simple Past
Subject
Auxiliary + not / n’t
base of form in present.
Object /Rest
they
you we I he
she it
didn’t
(did not)
put
his book in the bag.
play
basketball.
Note: In Negative with (didn’t), we should use the base of form in present.

21. Now, tell me have you learned how can we make Simple Past…
outline
Now, tell me have you learned how can we make Simple Past…

22. Summary Simple Past is To talk about completed actions in the past.
At the end of a sentence: Last year, yesterday….
Or at the beginning of the sentence with (,) such as Last month, Yesterday…
we use Expressions of time
Subjects
(+) Positive
(-) Negative
(?) Question
you we
They I He
she it
I went to school yesterday
Last year, I didn’t pass the final examination
Did you see the pyramids in Egypt?

23. 1. Add (ed) or (d) to most verbs in past
Spelling rules (ed) at in the end of regular verbs
طريقة كتابة ( ed) للأفعال المنتظمة
Spelling rules
Description
1. Add (ed) or (d) to most verbs in past
Use = used talk = talked
2. Verb ends in consonant + y
Change ( y ) to ( i ) and add ed
study = studied apply = applied
3. Verb ends in vowel + y
(vowels = a, i, u, o, e)
Do not change, Only add (ed)
play = played stay = stayed
4.One syllable verb ends in consonant after vowel
Double the consonant and add (ed)
stop = stopped shop = shopped

24. A. Write irregular verbs
Simple Past
Simple Present
meet
drive
speak
put
write
see do
sit
stand
run
met
drove
spoke
put
wrote
saw
did
sat
stood
ran

25. B. Put the verbs into the simple past:
1. Last year I____________ (go) to England on holiday. 2. It_____________ (be) fantastic. 3. I_____________ (visit) lots of interesting places. 4. I_____________ (be) with two friends of mine . 5.In the mornings we_____________ (walk) in the streets of London. 6. In the evenings we_____________ (go) to Garden. 7.The weather______________ (be) strangely fine. 8. It_____________ (not / rain) a lot. 9. Where_____________________ (spend / you) your last holiday?
went
was
visited
was
walked
went
was
didn’t rain
Did you spend

26. He wasn’t a good student.
C. Put the verbs into the simple past:
Question
Negative
affirmative
He wrote a book
He didn’t play football.
Was he a good student?
He didn’t write a book.
Did he write a book?
He played football.
Did he play football?
He was a good student.
He wasn’t a good student.

27. They brought a sandwich.
D. Put the sentences into simple past:
1. We move to a new house. → 2. They bring a sandwich. → 3. He doesn't do the homework. → 4. They sell cars. → 5. Does he visit his friends? → 6.He cuts his hand. →
We moved to a new house.
They brought a sandwich.
He didn’t do the homework.
They sold cars.
Did he visit his friends?
He cut his hand.

28. was were was were was E. Choose (Was“ or "Were):
1. The teacher _______________ nice. 2. The students _______________ very clever. 3. But one student_______________ in trouble. 4. We ________________ sorry for him. 5. He _______________ nice though.
E. Choose (Was“ or "Were):
was
were
was
were
was

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