Past simple tense (A1)

opening up a new chapter

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We use the simple past to talk about actions that

=>>> finished in the past

e.g. with words like yesterday, last week, two years ago.

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1. Regular verbs

Regular verbs add “-ed” in the past tense.

Examples:

• play → played
• work → worked
• watch → watched
• clean → cleaned
• visit → visited

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2. Irregular verbs (the complete list)

Irregular verbs change their form in the past tense. They do not add “-ed.”

Examples:

• go → went
• eat → ate
• have → had
• see → saw
• come → came

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Simple sentences, negative sentences, forming questions – how to…..

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Simple sentences in past simple, note the signal words (e.g. last weekend, yesterday….)

1. I played football yesterday.
2. She visited her grandmother last weekend.
3. We went to the park two days ago.
4. He watched a movie last night.
5. They came to our house yesterday afternoon.
6. I cleaned my room an hour ago.
7. My father worked in London last year.
8. We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
9. She had a new bicycle two weeks ago.
10. We ate pizza last Friday.

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How to negate a sentence in past simple:

1. I played football yesterday =>
   I DID NOT PLAY football yesterday.
2. She visited her grandmother last weekend =>
   She DID NOT VISIT her grandmother lasz weekend.
   
3. We went to the park two days ago.
   We ___________ to the park two days ago.
4. He watched a movie last night.
   He ___________ a movie last night.
5. They came to our house yesterday afternoon.
   They ____________ to our house yesterday afternoon.
6. I cleaned my room an hour ago.
   I ____________ my room an hour ago.
7. My father worked in London last year.
   My father _____________ in London last year.
8. We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
   We ____________ a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
9. She had a new bicycle two weeks ago.
   She ____________ a new bicycle two weeks ago.
10. We ate pizza last Friday.
    We ____________ pizza last Friday.
    
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    Answers, listen:
    

1. I did not play football yesterday.
2. She did not visit her grandmother last weekend.
3. We did not go to the park two days ago.
4. He did not watch a movie last night.
5. They did not come to our house yesterday afternoon.
6. I did not clean my room an hour ago.
7. My father did not work in London last year.
8. We did not see a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
9. She did not have a new bicycle two weeks ago.
10. We did not eat pizza last Friday.

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How to form a question in past simple:

1. I played football yesterday.
2. She visited her grandmother last weekend.
3. We went to the park two days ago.
4. He watched a movie last night.
5. They came to our house yesterday afternoon.
6. I cleaned my room an hour ago.
7. My father worked in London last year.
8. We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
9. She had a new bicycle two weeks ago.
10. We ate pizza last Friday.
    
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Form questions:

1. I played football yesterday.
   DID I PLAY football yesterday?
2. She visited her grandmother last weekend.
   DID SHE VISIT her grandmother last weeknd?
3. We went to the park two days ago.
   ____________ to the park two days ago?
4. He watched a movie last night.
   ____________ a movie last night?
5. They came to our house yesterday afternoon.
   ____________ to our house yesterday afternoon?
6. I cleaned my room an hour ago.
   ____________ my room an hour ago?
7. My father worked in London last year.
   ____________ in London last year?
8. We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday evening.
   ____________ a beautiful sunset yesterday evening?
9. She had a new bicycle two weeks ago.
   ____________ a new bicycle two weeks ago?
10. We ate pizza last Friday.
    ____________ pizza last Friday?

Listen! The answers =>

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1. Did you play football yesterday?
2. Did she visit her grandmother last weekend?
3. Did you go to the park two days ago?
4. Did he watch a movie last night?
5. Did they come to our house yesterday afternoon?
6. Did you clean your room an hour ago?
7. Did your father work in London last year?
8. Did you see a beautiful sunset yesterday evening?
9. Did she have a new bicycle two weeks ago?
10. Did you eat pizza last Friday?

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And what about negative questions? Easy, just add a NOT:

1. Did you NOT play football yesterday?
   In spoken English: Didn’t you play football yesterday?
2. Did she NOT visit her grandmother last weekend?
3. Did you NOT go to the park two days ago?
4. Did he NOT watch a movie last night?
5. Did they NOT come to our house yesterday afternoon?
6. Did you NOT clean your room an hour ago?
7. Did your father NOT work in London last year?
8. Did you NOT see a beautiful sunset yesterday evening?
9. Did she NOT have a new bicycle two weeks ago?
10. Did you NOT eat pizza last Friday?

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In spoken English =>

1. Didn’t you play football yesterday?
2. Didn’t she visit her grandmother last weekend?
3. Didn’t you go to the park two days ago?
4. Didn’t he watch a movie last night?
5. Didn’t they come to our house yesterday afternoon?
6. Didn’t you clean your room an hour ago?
7. Didn’t your father work in London last year?
8. Didn’t you see a beautiful sunset yesterday evening?
9. Didn’t she have a new bicycle two weeks ago?
10. Didn’t you eat pizza last Friday?

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Basics in past simple:

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past)	Object
I	ate	apples
You	ate	apples
He	ate	apples
She	ate	apples
It	ate	apples
We	ate	apples
You (plural)	ate	apples
They	ate	apples
I	played	football
You	played	football
He	played	football
She	played	football
It	played	football
We	played	football
You (plural)	played	football
They	played	football

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past Negative)	Object
I	did not eat	apples
You	did not eat	apples
He	did not eat	apples
She	did not eat	apples
It	did not eat	apples
We	did not eat	apples
You (plural)	did not eat	apples
They	did not eat	apples
I	did not play	football
You	did not play	football
He	did not play	football
She	did not play	football
It	did not play	football
We	did not play	football
You (plural)	did not play	football
They	did not play	football

Did + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Did I	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did he	eat	apples?
Did she	eat	apples?
Did it	eat	apples?
Did we	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did they	eat	apples?
Did I	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did he	play	football?
Did she	play	football?
Did it	play	football?
Did we	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did they	play	football?

Didn’t + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Didn’t I	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t he	eat	apples?
Didn’t she	eat	apples?
Didn’t it	eat	apples?
Didn’t we	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t they	eat	apples?
Didn’t I	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t he	play	football?
Didn’t she	play	football?
Didn’t it	play	football?
Didn’t we	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t they	play	football?

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