Examples: Last year, I traveled to India. Did you have dinner last night?.

Past Time USE1 It is used to talk about activities that began and ended in the past (e.g., yesterday, last night, two days, in 1990…etc . • Examples: • Last year, I traveled to India. • Did you have dinner last night?. • I did not see a play yesterday.

USE 2 a series of completed actionsExamples:I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

USE 3 Habits in the pastExamples: • I studied English when I was a child. • He did not play the piano. • They never go to schools; they always skipped classes.

USE 4 fact or GeneralizationsExamples: • He did not like tomatoes. • She was a shy as a child, but she is very outgoing. • Did you live in India when you were a kid?

Structure of the Past Time Statement: I – you-it – he-she- they-we } work+ed Negative: I– you-it – he-she- they-we } didn't work

QuestionWh- questionsWh- +helping verb+ subject+ main verb When did he sign off?Yes/ No question:Helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ rest of the sentence( optional)?Did he/she/it… work?Note:What happened to that person?We will notice that there is no need for a helping verb, did.

Spelling of –ed form • Final –d is added to verbs ending in –e • Smile ---< smiled • Hope ---< hoped B) IF a verb ends with 2 consonants ,just add –ed • Help ---< helped • Learn ---< learned C) If a verb ends in 2 vowels +a consonant, just add –ed • Rain ---< rained • heat ---< heated

D) IF a verb has one syllable and ends in in one vowel + one consonant , double the consonant to make –ed form • Stop ---< stopped • Plan ---< planned E) IF the first syllable of a 2-syllable verb is stressed, do not double the consonant : • Visit ---< visited • Offer ---< offered F) IF the second syllable of a 2-syllable verb is stressed, do double the consonant : • Admit ---< admitted • Prefer ---< preferred

G) IF the verb ends in a vowel + -y , keep the –y . Do not change it to -i .Play ---< played enjoy ---< enjoyed H) I F the verb ends in a consonant + -y, change the –y to –i and add –ed.Worry ---< worriedstudy ---< studied

Deletion or Addition of –e1 :create – write – type… etc. You can simply add the –d to these verbs .But, drop the –e when adding the –ing form:creating – hoping –typing…etc2 : When having Monosyllabic verbs that end in –ye, -oe, or –nge, keep the –e before –ing .Dye + -ing ---< dyeing hoe + -ing ---< hoeing singe + -ing ---<singeingBut, drop the –e and then add the –ed form:dye + -ed ---< dy+ dyed hoe + -ed singe + -ed

3) IF a verb ends in –ie or –ee , just drop the final –e and add the –ed form:die - died agree - agreed But, when adding the –ing form, verbs like tie, lie, die will become in this form:die + -ing - dying

Examples: Last year, I traveled to India. Did you have dinner last night?.