THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Affirmative Statement Negative Form Question Form (Making yes/no questions) Making ‘wh’ Questions with what,where,why,what time,when “ Verbs-regular & irregular Exercises
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE We use the simple past for an action that began and ended at a particular time in the past. We use it for an activity that took place regularly in the past.
YESTERDAY LAST last  week , month , year.. TIME EXPRESSIONS If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use   AGO  2 days  ago 2 weeks  ago 5 years  ago a long time  ago We can say how long the event lasted with   FOR for  2 weeks for  5 months
The adverbials often go at the end of the sentence but not always   … Eg.   Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema  I went to the cinema two weeks ago
V E  R B S R E G U L A R V E R B S I R R E G U L A R V E R B S
IRREGULAR VERBS I n f i n i t i v e P a s t Past participle
Some of the  Irregular Verbs Simple Past Tense awoke was, were became began caught ate Past Participle awoken been become begun caught eaten Present awake be become begin catch eat
*  The  simple  past  tense  is one of the  most common tenses in English .   * Its  form  is  the  same  with  all  subjects * It  is  usually  formed  by  adding  -ED to  the  verb   *  This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs   …
e We add  -d Liv e  - live d Consonant +  y   Change  y  to  i , we add  -ed t ry  - tr ied commit - committ ed   [anything else]   We add  -ed boil - boil ed fill - fill ed Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) Double the consonant, then  we  add  - ed
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE I  went  to Rome yesterday. She  cleaned  the house last week . We  played   two hours ago . SUBJECT  +  VERB 2  +  OBJECT
They…………………(swim)in the pool last week . swam
My mother…………………(make) a cake yesterday. made
Tom and Jane……………(run) in the forest two days ago. ran
Jane…………………( phone ) his boyfriend three hours ago. phoned
They…………………….(be) at the picnic last weekend. were
I……………(go) to a party yesterday . went I…………(meet) a new girlfriend there. met
GALATASARAY couldn’t be the champion but they…………………..( win ) the cup two weeks ago. won
Negative Form I   did not go   to Rome yesterday. She   didn’t clean   the house last week . They  didn’t play  football on Sunday . Short form: didn’t S +   did not   + V1   +   O
She………………………(talk) to her husband last night. didn’t talk She………………….(watch) television. watched
John …………………..( not / work ) yesterday. His family ………………….( not / be) at home. He ……………………( think ) his new car . Then , he ……………(sleep ) in the garden . didn’t  work Weren’ t thought slept
QUESTION FORM *Did you go to Rome last year ?   Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year . No,I didn’t. / No,I didn’t go to Rome last year.
Did you study English ?
Did she go shopping yesterday ? Yes, she did. / Yes, she  went  shopping yesterday.
Did you take your medicines last week? No,I didn’t take my medicines last week.
*Did Hakan Sukur kick a goal last week ? Yes,he did. / Yes, he kicked a goal last week.
Did your grandmother  clean  the house yesterday ? No , she didn’t. She only  watched  television and  ate  chips in her living room yesterday.
We ……………………….(dance) together at the party three days ago. danced I’m Tomy. I’m Timy.
? FORMING  “ WH “ QUESTIONS    Question Word Auxiliary Subject   Verb infiniti v e object   When Why How Where etc.    did   I   you   he   she   it   we   you   they   John   go to the beach  yesterday
What   did the nurse bring for the patient ‘ Tom ‘ ? She brought   the medicines   for him.
When   did Janet and Jim get married ? They got married  three days ago .
Why  didn’t you talk to each other at the party? Because  we   argued with each other two days ago. WHY ? BECAUSE  ….
Why   did John buy a gift and flowers for his wife ?   Because  he cAme home late yesterday evening.
Ha ha ha.. Ha ha ha… What did the frogs talk about ? They talked about the childhood of the frog ‘Kermit’.
Where  did they play basketball ? They played  basketball   in the garden  .
What time  did the lesson start? It started  at   08:30.
I …………………………( buy )  some new clothes from Paris last week . bought How can I pay the credit card bills ?
-  Where  did Selami and Gonul go for their honeymoon two weeks ago ? - They went to  Paris  for their honeymoon two weeks ago .
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Simple past ppt.

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    THE SIMPLE PASTTENSE Affirmative Statement Negative Form Question Form (Making yes/no questions) Making ‘wh’ Questions with what,where,why,what time,when “ Verbs-regular & irregular Exercises
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    THE SIMPLE PASTTENSE We use the simple past for an action that began and ended at a particular time in the past. We use it for an activity that took place regularly in the past.
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    YESTERDAY LAST last week , month , year.. TIME EXPRESSIONS If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use AGO 2 days ago 2 weeks ago 5 years ago a long time ago We can say how long the event lasted with FOR for 2 weeks for 5 months
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    The adverbials oftengo at the end of the sentence but not always … Eg. Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema I went to the cinema two weeks ago
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    V E R B S R E G U L A R V E R B S I R R E G U L A R V E R B S
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    IRREGULAR VERBS In f i n i t i v e P a s t Past participle
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    Some of the Irregular Verbs Simple Past Tense awoke was, were became began caught ate Past Participle awoken been become begun caught eaten Present awake be become begin catch eat
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    * The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English . * Its form is the same with all subjects * It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb * This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs …
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    e We add -d Liv e - live d Consonant + y Change y to i , we add -ed t ry - tr ied commit - committ ed [anything else] We add -ed boil - boil ed fill - fill ed Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) Double the consonant, then we add - ed
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    AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE I went to Rome yesterday. She cleaned the house last week . We played two hours ago . SUBJECT + VERB 2 + OBJECT
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    Tom and Jane……………(run)in the forest two days ago. ran
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    Jane…………………( phone )his boyfriend three hours ago. phoned
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    I……………(go) to aparty yesterday . went I…………(meet) a new girlfriend there. met
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    GALATASARAY couldn’t bethe champion but they…………………..( win ) the cup two weeks ago. won
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    Negative Form I did not go to Rome yesterday. She didn’t clean the house last week . They didn’t play football on Sunday . Short form: didn’t S + did not + V1 + O
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    She………………………(talk) to herhusband last night. didn’t talk She………………….(watch) television. watched
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    John …………………..( not/ work ) yesterday. His family ………………….( not / be) at home. He ……………………( think ) his new car . Then , he ……………(sleep ) in the garden . didn’t work Weren’ t thought slept
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    QUESTION FORM *Didyou go to Rome last year ? Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year . No,I didn’t. / No,I didn’t go to Rome last year.
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    Did you studyEnglish ?
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    Did she goshopping yesterday ? Yes, she did. / Yes, she went shopping yesterday.
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    Did you takeyour medicines last week? No,I didn’t take my medicines last week.
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    *Did Hakan Sukurkick a goal last week ? Yes,he did. / Yes, he kicked a goal last week.
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    Did your grandmother clean the house yesterday ? No , she didn’t. She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.
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    We ……………………….(dance) togetherat the party three days ago. danced I’m Tomy. I’m Timy.
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    ? FORMING “ WH “ QUESTIONS    Question Word Auxiliary Subject   Verb infiniti v e object   When Why How Where etc.   did   I you he she it we you they John   go to the beach yesterday
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    What did the nurse bring for the patient ‘ Tom ‘ ? She brought the medicines for him.
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    When did Janet and Jim get married ? They got married three days ago .
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    Why didn’tyou talk to each other at the party? Because we argued with each other two days ago. WHY ? BECAUSE ….
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    Why did John buy a gift and flowers for his wife ? Because he cAme home late yesterday evening.
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    Ha ha ha..Ha ha ha… What did the frogs talk about ? They talked about the childhood of the frog ‘Kermit’.
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    Where didthey play basketball ? They played basketball in the garden .
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    What time did the lesson start? It started at 08:30.
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    I …………………………( buy) some new clothes from Paris last week . bought How can I pay the credit card bills ?
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    - Where did Selami and Gonul go for their honeymoon two weeks ago ? - They went to Paris for their honeymoon two weeks ago .
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