Past Simple
We use past simple to talk about:
1-past actions which happened one immediately after the other.
2-past habit or state.(used to+infinitive)
3-complete past action/event which happened at a stated past time.
4-complete past action/event which happened at a stated or implied time reference.
5-an action which interrupts another past action in progress.
Structure:
Affirmative: — regular: Subject+ Verb(d-ed-ied)
— Irregular: they are variable and must be learnt by heart.
Negative: — didn’t (infinitive)
Interrogative: -Did +subject+v(infinitive)…………..?
Time Expressions: yesterday
Last week/month etc
(how long) ago
Then
When
In (year) ,etc.
Auxiliaries:
Be: I/she/he/it was/wasn’t Was +subject+………….?
You/they/we were/weren’t Were+ subject+…………?
e.g.I was (be); she wasn’t(not/be);they were (be);We weren’t(not/be)
Have: had / hadn’t Had+subject………………………..?
Or didn’t have Did +subject+have…………………?
Do: did/didn’t Did+subject+do………..………….?
I-Write the use of the following:
1-She dressed up, combed her hair, left home to work. …………………………
2-They used to visit their grandparents twice a week. …………………………..
3-I didn’t do my homework yesterday. ………………………………………….
4-The telephone rang when I was taking my shower. ……………………………
5-My brother cried a lot when he was little. ……………………………………..
6-USSR collapsed in 1989. ………………………………………………………
7-He got up, took a shower, put on his clothes, had his breakfast, then went to the meeting……………………………………………………………………….
8- “I didn’t mean to hurt him.”……………………………………………………
II-Put the following in the past simple :
1- She………………… (not/drink)milk yesterday.
2- They ………….. (go)home after work.
3- …………………. (you/do)your homework?
4- I……………(not/be)happy at the party.
5- He…………..(not/go)home earlier last Saturday.
III-A- Complete with the Simple Past of the verb to be.
1- Where ………….. you at the party yesterday at mid-night ?
2- They ……………. (not) born in Italy, I’m sure.
3-Andy ……. at the party with his friends. They………(not) all very happy.
5-How old ………… you last year? ………….you eleven or twelve?
6-How old ……….. Dana last year? ……………she four or five?
7-When ……………she born?
III-B- Complete with the Simple Past of the verb to have.
1- I…………a beautiful teddy bear when I was 3.
2- They ……………..(not)any income.
3- She………………..(not)enough experience.
4- Meriam………….a good mark in chemistry.
III-C- Complete with the Simple Past of the verb to do.
1- She………the housework alone.
2- They………….(not)their homework.
3- He……….his bed everyday when he was 6.
4- I ……………(not)anything!
IV-Make simple past negative sentences:
1- I took my pet to the vet. ………………………………………………………
2- I told my teacher the whole truth. ……………………………………………
3- We liked the party. ……………………………………………………………
4- He cooked the beef and it was delicious………………………………………
5- They played tennis. …………………………………………………………..
6- We spoke English. ……………………………………………………………
7- She chatted to her sister. ……………………………………………………..
8- My dad taught US studies. …………………………………………………….
V- Circle the correct form:
1- I break / broke my mobile yesterday.
2- Gail did not play / played football this morning.
3- I work / worked last Friday late.
4- I didn’t know / knew what to say. I was completely puzzled.
5- Ann didn’t feel / felt well, she was coughing all night.
6- Carmen didn’t see / saw Sam at the new year’s party. She was sad.
7- The flight did not arrive / arrives on time.
8-Ann didn’t go/went to the graduation ceremony. She took beautiful pictures.
VI-Correct the mistakes:
1- Michael Jackson maked a lot of records.
2-She didn’t cleaned the house.
3-Alexander Fleming discover penicillin.
4-My mother buyed new curtains.
5-John haved a headache yesterday.
6-He losed his job.
7-She didn’t went to the party, she didn’t be well.
8-I goed to open the door when the bell ringed.
9-I forgeted my keys.I was obliged to returned home.
10-Mary leaved home at 6:00 pm.
11-I was watching TV when I hearded a strange noise.
12-My grandfather didn’t met Roosevelt.
13-The man I seen in the tube was my teacher of maths.
14-They didn’t believed me when I telled them that I meeted Hanna Mantana.
VII- Make simple past questions with what, who, when and where:
1-…………………………………………………? She saw Bill.
2-…………………………………………………? Sara went to the sports club.
3- …………………………………………………? My father bought a new car.
4-…………………………………………? We went to the cinema last Sunday.
5-…………………………………………………? The baby broke a cup.
6- ……………………………………? Mum stayed at home all day yesterday.
7- ……………………………………? Yesterday Annie got up at 6:30 as usual.
VIII- Write five things that you didn’t do yesterday.
1-………………………………………………………………………………….
2-………………………………………………………………………………….
3-………………………………………………………………………………….
4-………………………………………………………………………………….
5-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
VIV-Fill in the missing words.
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| gone | ||
| buy | ||
| choose | ||
| Cut | ||
| spent | ||
| Kept | ||
| drink | ||
| brought | ||
| Fell | ||
| sell | ||
| gone | ||
| be | ||
| sought | ||
| put | ||
| blow | ||
| sang | ||
| sprung | ||
| forget | ||
| took | ||
| swum |
| grow | ||
| forbid | ||
| got | ||
| freeze | ||
| hung | ||
| had | ||
| teach | ||
| threw | ||
| understood | ||
| strike | ||
| ate | ||
| slept | ||
| deal | ||
| drew | ||
| stood | ||
| steal | ||
| heard | ||
| burnt | ||
| light | ||
| met | ||
| smelt | ||
| do | ||
| drank | ||
| split | ||
| lie | ||
| laid | ||
| led | ||
| learn | ||
| said | ||
| rung | ||
| rise | ||
| lost | ||
| made | ||
| spend | ||
| spoke | ||
| shut | ||
| deal | ||
| cost | ||
| Been able to | ||
| begin | ||
| broke | ||
| brought | ||
| pay | ||
| mean | ||
| told |
DIFFERENCE IN USE BETWEEN PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT
Present perfect:
-Complete past actions connected to the present with stated or unstated time reference.
1-They have gone to Italy.(unstated time-we don’t know when they went –they are still staying there)
2-I have met Jane in the club this morning.(stated time-it’s still morning-action connected to the present)
3-My father has spoken to the president.(he’s still alive- action connected to the present)
Past simple:
-Complete past actions not connected to the present with a stated or implied time reference.
1-They went to Italy last year.(stated time-when? last year)
2-I met Jane in the club.(implied time-when? when she was there)
3- My father spoke to Winston Churchill.(action not connected to the present-
Winston Churchill is dead)
X-Fill in present perfect or past simple:
1- ……………… (you/watch)”Love Story”on TV last night. No, I……… …………………… (already/see)it .
2- I ………………… (live) in USA for 10 years.I…………….(move)here in 2009.
3- How long……………………………..…. (you/learn)English?
-I…………………………………(start)learning it when I………….(be)
XI-Write about you and your habits when you were five: