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THE PAST SIMPLE

2 TYPES OF VERBS REGULAR IRREGULAR

REGULAR VERBS FORM -ed for all persons Play played Work worked Stay stayed Listen listened

SPELLING 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed stop – stopped swap - swapped 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e love – loved save – saved 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed. hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)

IRREGULAR VERBS FORM The form CHANGES from infinitives, usually with a vowel change. Can be grouped according to certain change patterns, which helps to memorize them.

CERTAIN CHANGE PATTERNS speak spoke eat ate see saw fly flew think thought

I he she it you we they VERB TO BE was were

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

PAST SIMPLE USE Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story) He came in, took off his coat and sat down. I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,...

NEGATIVE SENTENCES DID NOT + VERB (base form) Example: I did not work yesterday or I didn’t work yesterday INCORRECT: I didn’t worked

MORE EXAMPLES: - I didn’t go on holiday last year - I didn’t went on holiday last year

NEGATIVE SENTENCES VERB TO BE WAS / WERE + NOT Examples: I was not at school yesterday afternoon or I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon They were not at home last weekend or They weren’t at home last weekend

YES /NO QUESTIONS DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ? Example: Did you work yesterday? - Yes, I did. - No, I didn’t.

YES /NO QUESTIONS VERB TO BE WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ? Example: Were you at home last weekend? - Yes, I was. - No, I wasn’t.

REMEMBER!! Positive sentences: I played football yesterday I went home early on Saturday Negative sentences: I didn’t play football yesterday I didn’t go home early on Saturday Yes/No questions: Did you play football yesterday? Did you go home early in Saturday?

REMEMBER!! VERB TO BE Positive sentences: I was in London last year Negative sentences: -They weren’t at home last weekend Yes/No questions: Were you ill yesterday?

WELL DONE!!