Simple past tense

AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM

I

He

She

It

We

You

They

was/wasn’t at school yesterday.

were/weren’t at the beach last week.

QUESTION FORM

• Yes, she was hungry.
• Yes, she was.
• No, she wasn’t hungry.
• No,she wasn’t.

I

He

She

It

We

You

They

hungry?

Was

• Yes, we were.
• No,we weren’t.

at the theatre last weekend?

Were

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

work ed in the garden yesterday.

dance d at the party last night.

carr ied the heavy box.

bought new shoes.

NEGATIVE FORM

didn’t play tennis last weekend.

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

didn’t clean the windows.

didn’t go the dentist.

QUESTION FORM

I

You

He

She

It

We

You

They

find your umbrella?

Did

• Yes, I found my umbrella.
• Yes, I did.
• No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
• No, I didn’t.

Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.

• She is at the park now.

- She was at the park yesterday.

(+)

(-)

- She wasn’t at the park yesterday.

- Was she at the park yesterday?

(?)

• She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.

- She went to the hospital to visit her friend last week.

(+)

(-)

- She didn’t go to the hospital to visit her friend last week.

(?)

- Did she go to the hospital to visit her friend last week?

Why do we use Simple Past Tense?

• Completed actions in the past.

- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

• A series of completed actions in the past .

- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.

1)Minnie________(bake) a huge cake for Mickey’s birthday party.(+)

baked

broke

2)John________(break) a window while he was playing football.(+)

3)____ you____(ask) a question during the lesson(?)

Did

ask

4)They __________(have) a picnic at the weekend(-)

didn’t have

Were

5)____ they at the party last night(?)

made

6)My mother________(make) a sandwich for me.(+)

didn’t go

7)He ____ ill so he ___________(go) to school yesterday.(+,-)

was

bought

8)He _______(buy) an expensive car last year.(+)

Did

clean

9) ____she _____ (clean) the house at the weekend(?)

10)Students _________(listen) to the teacher(-)

didn’t listen