Power point presentation about Past Simple in affirmative, negative and question sentences

1. PAST SIMPLE

2. USE
We use the Simple Past to
express the idea that an action
started and finished at a specific
time in the past.

3. WORDS
 These are some words and expressions
that usually appear with a verb in the
Past Simple.
 Last week, night, Monday, year, month,...
 ……..ago
 Yesterday...
 In 1986...
 The other day...

4. REGULAR VERBS
 To write the past simple of a regular verb
we add “-ed” to the base form.
 Work --- Worked
 Play --- Played
 Paint --- Painted

5. SPELLING RULES
To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember three rules:
 1.After consonat+vowel+consonant
we double the last consonant when
the syllable is stressed.
 Stop Stopped
 Clap Clapped
 Plan Planned

6. SPELLING RULES
 2- After a final -e only add d .
 Rule Ruled
 Live Lived
 Love Loved
 Move Moved

7. SPELLING RULES
3.When the verb ends in consonant+y
we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.
 Cry Cried
 Try Tried
 Carry Carried

8. IRREGULAR VERBS
 Most verbs are regular. But there are
also irregular verbs. You must study
the List of Irregular verbs to use them.
 Choose the Second Column:
 Break Broke
 Do Did
 Write Wrote

9. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
 We use the same form with different
subjects to express the past.
 She broke her leg
 I found a job
 We worked together
 You stopped the car.

10. AUXILIARY VERB
 The auxiliary verb for the past simple
is “DID”/DIDN’T .
 When we use the auxiliary verb “did”
or “didn´t” the main verb is written in
the infinitive.

11. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
 We write didn´t before the main verb.
Remember the verb in the infinitive.
SUBJECT +DIDN’T+MAIN VERB+COMPLEMENT
 I didn´t study for my exams.
 They didn´t bring the flowers.
 She didn´t stop the car.
 The programme didn´t begin one hour ago.

12. QUESTIONS IN THE PAST
SIMPLE
 We write did /didn’t before the subject. The
main verb is written in the infinitive.
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENT
 Did you come yesterday?
 Did you hear the noise?
 Did she open the present?

13. Put the verbs into the correct
form (simple past).
 Last year I (spend) ________my holiday
in Ireland.
 It (be) ________great.
 I (travel)___________ around by car with
two friends and we (visit) ________lots of
interesting places.
 In the evenings we usually (go)_______
to a pub.
spent
was
travelled
visited
went

14.  One night we even (learn)________
some Irish dances.
 We (be) ________very lucky with the
weather.
 It (not / rain)___________ a lot.
 But we (see) ________some beautiful
rainbows.
 Where (spend / you)__________ your
last holiday?
learnt
were
saw
didn’t rain
did you spend