PAST SIMPLE

   PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
2. It (be)  fantastic.
3. I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.
6. The weather (be)  strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
8. But we (look at)  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (stay / you)  your last holiday?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → 
2. They have a sandwich. → 
3. He doesn't do the homework. → 
4. They wash cars. → 
5. Does he visit his friends? → 

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus → 
2. she / tidy / her room → 
3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 
4. she / read / a book → 

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher   was were  nice.
2. The students   was were  very clever.
3. But one student   was were  in trouble.
4. We   was were  sorry for him.
5. He   was were  nice though.

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

1. We really(enjoy) the game last Sunday.
2. (Marco / win) the golf competition?
3. They(not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.
4. How many goals(your team / score) in the first half?
5. Sandra(not want) to go rowing with me.
6. (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?
7. I(buy) a new baseball cap last week.
8. James(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

                                                          PAST SIMPLE 

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday