THE PAST SIMPLE

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THE PAST SIMPLE

• TENSE

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2 types of verbs

• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR

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Regular verbs form

• -ed for all persons
• Play ? played
• Work ? worked
• Stay ? stayed
• Listen ? listened

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Certain change patterns

• speak ? spoke
• eat ? ate
• see ? saw
• fly ? flew
• think ? thought

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Past Simple Use

• Actions that started and finished in the past
• I went to the beach last Sunday
• I bought a new car yesterday.

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Negative Sentences

• DID NOT VERB (base form)
• Example I did not work yesterday
• or
• I didnt work yesterday
• INCORRECT I didnt worked

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More examples

• - I didnt go on holiday last year

• - I didnt went on holiday last year

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Questions

• DID subject main verb rest of sentence ?
• Example
• Did you work yesterday?
• Did she buy a new pair of jeans ?
• Did the students go to the museum ?

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REMEMBER!!

• Positive sentences
• I played football yesterday
• I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences
• I didnt play football yesterday
• I didnt go home early on Saturday
• Questions
• Did you play football yesterday?
• Did you go home early in Saturday?

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REMEMBER!!Verb TO BE

• Positive sentences
• I was in London last year
• Negative sentences
• -They werent at home last weekend
• Yes/No questions
• Were you ill yesterday?

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WELL DONE!!