1、THE SIMPLE PAST TENSETHE 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

2、 particular time in the past. We use it for an activity that took place regularly in the past.If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use AGO 2 days ago2 weeks ago5 years agoa long time agoWe can say how long the event lasted with FORfor 2 weeksfor 5 months YESTERDAYLA

3、ST last week , month , year. TIME EXPRESSIONSThe 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 agoV E R B SR E G U L A RV E R B SI R R E G U L A RV E R B SIRREGULARVERBSI n f i n i t i v eP a s tPast participleSim

4、ple Past Tenseawokewas, werebecamebegancaughtatePast ParticipleawokenbeenbecomebeguncaughteatenPresentawakebebecomebegincatcheatSome of the Irregular Verbs* 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

5、to the verb * This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs Verb ending in.How to make the simple pastExamples eWe add -dLive - livedConsonant + y Change y to i, we add -edtry - triedOne vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y)Double the consonant, then we add -edcommit - c

6、ommitted anything else We add -edboil - boiledfill - filledAFFIRMATIVE SENTENCEI 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. swamMy mother(make) a cake yesterday. madeTom and Jane(run) in the forest two day

7、s ago. ranJane( phone ) his boyfriend three hours ago.phonedThey.(be) at the picnic last weekend.wereI(go) to a party yesterday . wentI(meet) a new girlfriend there.metGALATASARAY couldnt be the champion but they.( win ) the cup two weeks ago.wonNegative FormI did not go to Rome yesterday.She didnt

8、clean the house last week.They didnt play football on Sunday.Short form: didntS+ did not +V1 + OShe(talk) to her husband last night.didnt talkShe.(watch) television.watched John .( not / work ) yesterday. His family .( not / be) at home. He ( think ) his new car . Then , he (sleep ) in the garden .d

9、idnt workWerent thoughtsleptQUESTION FORM*Did you go to Rome last year ? Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year.No,I didnt. / No,I didnt 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

10、?No,I didnt 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 didnt.She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.We .(dance) together at the party three

11、 days ago. dancedIm Tomy.Im Timy.Question WordAuxiliarySubjectVerb infinitiveobjectWhenWhyHowWhereetc. didI you he she it we you they Johngoto the beach yesterday? FORMING “ WH “ QUESTIONSWhat did the nurse bring for the patient Tom ?She brought the medicines for him.When did Janet and Jim get marri

12、ed ?They got married three days ago . Why didnt 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 haWhat 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