1. PAST SIMPLE
This tense is used to talk about
completed actions in the past.

2. PAST EXPRESSIONS
LAST MONTH/ WEEK / WEEKEND
YESTERDAY
AGO

3. PAST SIMPLE
(AFFIRMATIVE FORM)
It is formed with the following structure:
SUBJECT + VERB (PAST SIMPLE) + COMPLEMENT
SHE STUDIED HARD YESTERDAY
YOU WROTE A LOVE LETTER LAST
WEEK
HE READ A MAGAZINE 1 MONTH AGO

4. Exercises:
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.
One night we even (learn) ______________ some Irish dances.

5. PAST SIMPLE
(NEGATIVE FORM)
This structure includes the auxiliary “didn’t”
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT + AUX. “DIDN’T” +VERB ( INFINITIVE) +
COMPLEMENT
THEY DIDN’T GO TO CLASS YESTERDAY
HE DIDN’T WRITE A LOVE LETTER
WE DIDN’T ATTEND ENGLISH CLASS

6. Exercises:
Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
They collected postcards. → ____________________________
You jumped high. → __________________________________
Albert played squash. → _______________________________
The teacher tested our English. → _______________________
Fiona visited her grandma. → ___________________________

7. PAST SIMPLE
(INTERROGATIVE FORM)
yes / no questions)
This form includes de auxiliary “DID”
STRUCTURE
AUX. “DID” + SUBJECT + VERB (INFINITIVE) +
COMPLEMENT
Did you speak a lot last week?
Did she write a book yesterday?
Did they talk about their homework?

8. Exercises:
Write questions in simple past.
Anna / the window / open __________________________
she / home / walk ________________________________
you / in the garden / work __________________________
you / a song / sing _________________________________
she / on a chair / sit ________________________________

9. PAST SIMPLE
(INTERROGATIVE FORM)
SHORT ANSWERS
These are called short answers because
you answer with “YES” or “NOT”
Examples:
Did you speak a lot last week? YES, I did
NO, I didn’t
Did she write a book yesterday? YES, She did
NO, She didn’t.

10. EXERCISES:
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
Did Mayda go to the school yesterday? ______________________
Did They travel around the world 1year ago? ________________
Did We study English the last year? ________________________
Did You talk about politics yesterday? _______________________
Did he attend class the last week? _________________________