This document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying past forms. The past tense of "do/does" is "did". Questions and negative statements in the past use "did". Examples are provided to demonstrate forming the past tense of regular and irregular verbs as well as the verbs "to be".
2. Simple Past talks about past events We have two kind of verbs REGULARS ------- end with ED IRREGULARS ----- change completely
3. DID ------ past of ¡°DO and DOES¡± We use ¡°did¡± in questions and negative forms , but only in past. What did she do yesterday? Did she go to school? She didn¡¯t go to school They didn¡¯t study for the exam
4. PRESENT They watch TV in my house He buys a new car PAST They watched TV in my house He bought a new car
5. VERB TO BE am ------- I is --------- he/ she / it are ------ they/ we/ you PAST WAS ----- I/he/she/it -------- wasn¡¯t WERE ---- they/you/we ----- weren¡¯t
6. EX. 1. Yesterday my father______ (go) to work by car. 2. This morning I______ (have) a shower. 3. My sister_______ (not clean) her room on Saturday. 4. The birds_______ (fly) over our heads. 5. Last week my family________ (not buy) a new table for the dining room.
7. 6. The other day, I ______(lose) my math's book. 7. I _____(tell) my mother a lie. 8. We ______(hear) a terrible sound outside last night. 9. ______(you see) football match Tuesday night? 10. Paul_______ (drink) a litter of Coke for lunch yesterday.
8. She pushed her bike . -> She carried a bag . -> We waited in the park . -> The policeman arrested the thief . -> She watched the match last night . -> She asked her friend because she did not know what to do . -> The teacher checked our homework . -> Cindy had a dog. ->
9. Billy ate an apple . The children played in the garden . Laura came home at six o'clock . The girl wrote five letters. My friends swam in the lake . They felt good . He hurt his leg because he was not careful .