Past indefinite tense/ Past simple tense These slides will help you to understand the English tenses in a more effective way.

1. THE PAST
SIMPLE/
PAST INDEFINITE
Prepared by: Junaid Iqbal

2. Past Simple Use
• Actions that started and finished in
the past
– I went to the beach last Sunday
– I bought a new car yesterday.

3. Past Simple Use
• Actions that happened one after the other
in the past (like in a story)
– He came in, took off his coat andsat
down.
– I went into the disco and I saw my
favourite girl, then I asked her to
dance,...

4. . It can be used to describe
events that happened over a
period of time in the past but not
now:
"I lived in Asia for two years."
It is also used to talk about habitual or
repeated actions that took place in the
past:
"When I was a child we always went to
the seaside on bank holidays."

5. 2 types of verbs
• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR

6. Regular verbs form
•-ed for all persons
Play  played
Work  worked
Stay  stayed
Listen  listened

7. Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed
stop – stopped
swap - swapped
• 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved
save –saved
• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play –played)

8. Irregular verbs form
• The form CHANGES from infinitives,
usually with a vowel change.
• Can be grouped according to certain
change patterns, which helps to
memorize them.

9. Certain change patterns
• speak  spoke
• eat  ate
• see  saw
• fly  flew
• think  thought

10. VERB TO BE
I
he
she
it
you
we
they
was were

11. Negative Sentences
DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday
or
I didn’t work yesterday
INCORRECT: I didn’t worked

12. More examples:
- I didn’t go on holiday last year
- I didn’t went on holiday last year

13. Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon
They were not at home last weekend
or
They weren’t at home last weekend

14. Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Did you work yesterday?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.

15. Yes /No Questions
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence +?
Example:
Were you at home last weekend?
- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.

16. Did they
work?
They didn't work.They worked.
Did we work?We didn't work.We worked.
Did you
work?
You didn't work.You worked.
Did it work?It didn't work.It worked.
Did she
work?
She didn't work.She worked.
Did he work?He didn't work.He worked.
No, I
didn't.
No, he
didn't.
No, she
didn't.
No, it
didn't.
No, you
didn't.
No, we
didn't.
No,they
didn't.
Yes, I
did.
Yes, he
did.
Yes, she
did.
Yes, it
did.
Yes you
did.
Yes we
did.
Yes they
did.
Did I work?I didn't work.I worked.
Short
answer
Short
answer
Questions
Regular verbs
Negative
Past simple tense:
Affirmative

17. REMEMBER!!
• Positive sentences:
– I played footballyesterday
– I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play footballyesterday
– I didn’t go home early onSaturday
• Yes/No questions:
– Did you playfootball yesterday?
– Did you gohome early in Saturday?

18. REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
• Positive sentences:
– I was in London last year
• Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend
• Yes/No questions:
– Were you ill yesterday?

19. 3 explored the coast of Australia in 1770.
6 landed on the Moon in 1969.
Marco Polp overland to China in 1275.
1 Vasco da Gama found a sea route to India in 1498.
2 Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world in 1521.
JamesCook
4 Roal Admunsen reached the South Pole in 1911.
5 Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
Neil Armstrong

20. Now correct these sentences.
Say the answers.
Vasco da Gama climbed Mount Everest.
He didn’t climb MountEverest.
He found a sea route to India.
1 Neil Armstrong found a sea route to India.
2 Ferdinand Magellan landed on the Moon.
3 James Cook reached the South Pole.
4 Marco Polo explored Austrealia.
5 Edmund Hillary travelled to China in 1275.
6 Roald Amundsen sailed around the world in 1521.

21. Answers
1 Neil Armstrong didn’t find a searoute to India,
helanded on the moon.
2 Ferdinand Magellandidn’t land on the Moon, he
sailed around the world.
3 JamesCook didn’t reach the South Pole, he
explored the coast of Australia.
4 Marco Polo didn’t explore Australia, hetravelled
overland to China.
5 EdmundHillary didn’t travel to China in 1275, he
climbed Mount Everest.
6 RoaldAmundsen didn’t sailaround the world in
1521, hereached the South Pole.

22. Lets practice
Last year I (spend) spent 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.
We (be)________ very lucky with the weather.
It _____(not / rain) a lot.
But we _______(see) some beautiful rainbows.
Where _____(spend / you) your last holiday?

23. We really_____(enjoy) the game last Sunday.
(Marco / win) ______the golf competition?
They_____(not play) very well yesterday. They___ (lose)
the match.
How many goals ______(your team / score) in the first
half?
Sandra_____(not want) to go.
______(they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?
I_______(buy) a new baseball cap last week.
James______(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

24. WELL DONE!!