Past Simple // O1

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The Past Simple

The negative past simple and questions

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The goals for today

• You can explain how to create negative sentences/questions in the past simple
• You are able to use these new forms 

What do we remember
about the past simple?

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The Past Simple

A little recap

• Things that started and finished in the past
• Made using the verb + ed

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The Negative Past Simple ( - )

It is used when...

• You want to say something is not true or did not happen

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The Negative Past Simple

How do we make this?

• Did not/didn't + the verb

• "We worked yesterday."
• We did not work yesterday."

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The Past Simple - Questions (?)

How do we make this?

• Did + subject + the verb 

• "We worked yesterday."
• "Did we work yesterday?"

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The Past Simple

What about verbs that change?

eat -->  
have --> 
wear --> 
see --> 
sleep --> 
speak --> 

• ate
• had
• wore
• saw
• slept
• spoke 

Fill in:
"The dog ... the cake!" ( -, eat)

Fill in:
"... he ... at your joke?" ( ?, laugh )

Fill in:
"I ... during work on Tuesday." ( -, sleep)

Fill in:
"... you ... what happened to her?"
( ?, see )

Fill in:
"Sanne ... to him about the issues."
( -, speak )

Fill in:
"We ... to the grocery store this morning." ( -, walk )

Fill in:
".... Sam ... to take the trash out?"
( -, remember )

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Follow-up exercise

• Write a short story in which:
• The negative and questions are used twice

• Finished: --> Work in pairs
• Check each other's sentences, and highlight the sentences you find!

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Did we reach our goals?

• You can explain the past simple
• You are able to use the past simple

I understand and can use the past simple perfectly:

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