simple past tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE This tense is used to talk about;1- permanent situations And 2-the past actions in the past... PAST FORM OF VERB «TO BE»permanent situations WAS WERE I was 35 years old

SIMPLE PAST TENSE This tense is used to talk about;

1- permanent situations

And

2-the past actions

in the past.

Where are you now ?

……… Where were you yesterday ?

……… How old are you this year ?

……… How old were you last year ?

……… How is the weather today ?

……… How was the weather yesterday ?

………

PAST FORM OF VERB «TO BE»

(permanent situations)

WAS

WERE

I was 35 years old last year.

I was in Diyarbakır 8 years ago.

Her hair was short last year.

They were at home yesterday.

TIME ADVERBS IN S PAST TENSE

*Yesterday

*Last week /month / year / Monday / April / summer

* A minute ago / ten minutes ago / two days ago / 8 years ago…

1- My grandparents are in the garden ………

2- Elizabeth is in the bathroom ………

3- Jack and Nicholas are in the classroom ………

4- We are late again ………

5- They are in the garage ………

6- The cat is under the car ………

7- I am very hungry ………

8- Sarah is at work ………

9- Jane and Kate are at school ………

10- Martin is ill in bed ………

Make questions (Yes – No Question)

1- your room – comfortable ?

Was your room comfortable ?

2- The weather – nice ?

3- The streets – full of people ?

4- The shops – expensive ?

5- The city – exciting at nights ?

6- The museums – interesting ?

7- The people - friendly ?

8- Your flight – tiring ?

FILL IN THE BLANKS USING WAS-WERE, AM-IS-ARE OR NEGATIVE FORMS

1 Where …… you yesterday? You … at school.

2 I … very ill I don’t want to go to school.

3 Yesterday …… Friday, so today … Saturday.

4 Atatürk …… born in 1881.

5 Close the window, please It … very cold.

6 I don’t eat meat I …….a vegetarian.

7 The children ……in their room upstairs They …… listening to the music.

8 There …… a great film on TV last night.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(the past actions)

I arrived İzmit at midnight yesterday.

I liked her at first sight.

The policeman stop ped the cars.

They clap ped me when I thanked them.

She studied very much last week (-y)

You tried to catch me yesterday (-y)

ride

ride

LET’S PRACTISE

POSITIVE FORM

- Fatma asked a question to me yesterday.

- We ate apples yesterday morning.

- They saw us at the park last week.

WHY ARE THESE WORDS IN RED?

NEGATIVE FORM

- My father didn’t carry the suitcases.

- You didn’t love me too.

- They didn’t swim last summer.

- I didn’t do my homework.

YES-NO QUESTION

Yes, I did

Yes, he visited me.

- Did they swim last summer?

No, they didn’t

- Did you do your homework?

No, I didn’t do my homework.

WH- QUESTIONS

THERE IS A LETTER ON THE TABLE ????

- Who wrote the letter?

- To whom did she write it?

- What did she do?

- What did she write?

- Where did she write it?

- When did she write it?

- Who wrote the letter?

Ayşe wrote it.

- To whom did she write it?

- What did she do ?

She wrote.

- What did she write?

- Where did she write it?

- When did she write it?

THERE IS A LETTER ON THE TABLE ????

(drink some milk) (say goodbye) (catch bus) (have a test) (draw pictures)

(meet Daisy) (answer e-mails) (make research) (play basketball) (get an A)

(take his dog) (sell orange) (write a letter) (go to concert) (read newspaper)

(do homework) (laugh) (leave school) (come back home) (ride a horse)

1. He (drink) some milk.

2 He (say) goodbye to his mother

3 They _(catch ) the bus to school

4 He (have) a test

5 They _(draw) in the Art lesson

6 He (meet) Daisy

7 She _(answer) some emails

8.He (make) some research

9 He _(play) basketball

10 He (get) an A in the English test

11 He (take) his dog to the park

12 He _(sell) orange juice in the park

13 He _(write) a letter to his grandparents

14 They (go) to the concert

15 They (read) the newspaper

16 She _(do) her homework

17 They (laugh) with a funny story

18 They (leave) school at 4

19 They (come) back home

20 He (ride) his horse

1. He DRANK (drink) some milk.

2 He _SAID _(say) goodbye to his mother

3 They _CAUGHT (catch ) the bus to school

4 He _HAD (have) a test

5 They DREW _(draw) in the Art lesson

6 He MET (meet) Daisy

7 She _ANSWERED (answer) some emails.8.He _MADE _(make) some research

9 He PLAYED _(play) basketball

10 He GOT _(get) an A in the English test

11 He TOOK (take) his dog to the park

12 He _SOLD (sell) orange juice in the park

13 He _WROTE (write) a letter to his grandparents

14 They _WENT _(go) to the concert

15 They _READ (read) the newspaper

16 She _DID _(do) her homework

17 They _LAUGHED _(laugh) with a funny story

18 They LEFT (leave) school at 4

19 They _CAME _(come) back home

20 He _RODE (ride) his horse

Present Form Past Form

Carry Carried

Study Studied

Tidy Tidied

Be(am-is-are) Was-Were Been

Begin Began Begun

Break Broke Broken

Drive Drove Driven

Drink Drank Drunk

Hear Heart Heart

Know Knew Known

Leave Left Left

Lose Lost Lost

Read Read Read

Take Took Taken

Tell Told Told

Write Wrote Written

IRRegular Verbs