Past Simple

Past Simple

Goals:

-I can talk of things that took place in the past
-I can ask questions about the past
-I can talk of things that didn't happen

She ........ (to play) outside with her friends yesterday.

1. is playing
2. plays
3. played
4. plaied

George ........ (to go) to France during the latest summer break.

1. is going
2. went
3. goes
4. wented

We ........ (to spend) most of our time swimming last summer.

1. spent
2. spend
3. spended
4. spented

Past Simple

• Speaks of events that took place and were completed in the past
• Pay attention to: last, ago, then, dates in the past, yesterday 

Regular verbs

verb + ed

waited, called, walked, watched, etc.

Irregular verbs

eat                        ate

go                       went

ring                    rang

beat                    beat

                  

(Grammar Survey p211)

Some exceptions

• Words that end with -e:
  

       Live                   Lived

       Change                  Changed

• Words that end with a short vowel + a consonant:
  

       Stop                   Stopped 

       Beg                    Begged

• Words that end with a consonant + -y:
  Try                     Tried
  Study                    Studied

I ........ (to make) that painting years ago.

1. maked
2. maded
3. was making
4. made

She ........ (to watch) the latest Hunger Games movie in the cinema two weeks ago.

1. watched
2. had watched
3. was watching
4. watches

Last week he ........ (to jog) over 5 kilometres.

1. jogged
2. joged
3. was jogging
4. jogs

John ........ (to cry) when he watched Jojo Rabbit for the first time.

1. cryed
2. cried
3. cries
4. had cried

Are there any questions?

Questions

• Was, were & could should be at the start of a sentence:
  Were your parents home late?, Was your dad in Italy two weeks ago?, Could  you cycle to school yesterday?
• In case of other verbs, use did at the start of a sentence:
  Did  you go to their party? Did  you see the eclipse last weekend? Did  you get a ticket for speeding?
• WH-words (who, what, when, where, which, how, why) should be at the start of a question:
  Why did you leave early? When did you travel to Spain? Where were you?

Turn the next sentence into a question:
You were in Greece last month.

Turn the next sentence into a question:
We brought our dog with us.

Match a WH-question to the next sentence:
I stayed at a hotel in London.

Negations (Ontkenningen)

• In case of was, were & could  you add -n't or not to the word:
  She could not wait to see her dog again., I wasn't happy with my grade., My parents weren't at my soccer game.
• In case of other verbs add did not or didn't :
  I didn't  enjoy that movie. Jane didn't  travel to Italy. They did not  go to the festival. 

Turn the next sentence into a negation:
They liked swimming.

Turn the next sentence into a negation:
I was excited for the match.

Turn the next sentence into a negation:
Jack could go rockclimbing last month.