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Mastering the Simple Past Tense

Learn how to use the simple past tense in English, referring to finished actions, past actions with time reference, and habitual actions. Understand how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements, using regular and irregular verbs correctly.

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Mastering the Simple Past Tense

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  1. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

  2. USES We use it to: Refer to past FINISHED actions. I finished high school last year Past actions with time reference. I went to the cinema last weekend Past actions that happened in the past with no present result. I met Charlie Habitual and repeated actions in the past. I went to the gym everyday during my holidays

  3. HOW TO FORM IT AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS: SUBJECT + VERB IN THE PAST NEGATIVE STATEMENTS: SUBJECT + DIDN’T + VERB IN THE INFINITIVE INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS: • Yes / No questions: DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN THE INFINITIVE? Yes, subjectdid / No, subjectdidn’t • WH questions: WH… + DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN THE INFINITIVE

  4. VERBS IN THE PAST REGULAR VERBS Youformitbyadding ED / D / IED totheinfinitiveverb Played – watched – enjoyed – studied…. IRREGULAR VERBS Youneedtochangethem. Youfindthem in anirregluarverbslist. 2nd column Go went – Do  done

  5. TIME EXPRESSIONS Yesterday Last…. ….ago In…. On…. At…. Phrases: • “When I was a child” • “When I was at school”

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