Past Simple

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Past Simple

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When do you use the Past Simple?

1. To say something has finished and you know when
2. To say something started in the past and is still happening now
3. To say something just finished
4. To say something took a long time

Which sentence is in the Past Simple tense?

1. I have bought a dog
2. I bought a dog
3. I was buying a dog
4. I buyed a dog

Which question is past simple?

1. Did the man work here?
2. Has the man worked here?
3. Does the man work here?
4. Was the man working here?

Past Simple of to be

Positive sentences

I / he / she / it = was  ---> I was at a party yesterday.

you / we / they = were ---> They were at the party too.

Negations

I / he / she / it = wasn't ---> she wasn't at the party.

you / we / they = weren't --> you weren't at the party either.

Questions

Was I / he / she / it? ---> Was he at the party?

Were you / we / they? ---> Were they at the party?

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Past Simple bevestigend

Past Simple positives

Regular verbs (not on the list)

infinitive + ed

I (to work) ---> I worked

She (to play) ---> She played

Irregular verbs (on the list)

2nd form (Simple Past)

They (to go) ---> They went

We (to swim) ---> We swam

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Past Simple bevestigend

Past Simple negations

Subject + did not (didn't) + infinitive

Onderwerp + didn't + hele werkwoord (1e vorm)

I played ---> I didn't play

They worked ---> They didn't work

She swam ---> She didn't swim

We went ---> We didn't go

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Past Simple questions

Did + subject + infinitive

Did + onderwerp + hele werkwoord (1e vorm)

I played ---> Did I play?

They worked ---> Did they work?

She swam ---> Did she swim?

We went ---> Did we go?

They (to be) home last night

1. were
2. was
3. were being
4. was being

The dog (to bite) the man yesterday.

1. The dog bit the man yesterday.
2. The dog bited the man yesterday.
3. The dog has bitten the man yesterday.
4. The dog have bitten the man yesterday.

Jacob (not - to call) his mum.

1. Jacob not called his mum
2. Jacob didn't called his mum
3. Jacob didn't call his mum
4. Jacob doesn't call his mum

The boys ate a doughnut. (-)

1. The boys didn't ate a doughnut
2. The boys ate not a doughnut
3. The boys didn't eat a doughnut
4. The boys don't eat a doughnut

(Josh / to do) his homework?

1. Did Josh his homework?
2. Did Josh do his homework?
3. Has Josh done his homework?
4. Did Josh did his homework?

Exercise 1

Finish the sentence using the past simple of the verb

The dogs (to bark) at the cats yesterday.

The dogs (not / to bark) at the cats yesterday.

(The dogs / to bark) at the cats yesterday?

The secretary (to write) a note.

The secretary (not / to write) a note.

(The secretary / to write) a note?

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