1.2 & 1.3 the Past Simple Tense/ FORM & USE

The simple past tense

DEFINITION:

The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. It means a completed and a definite action that started and finished in the past (see the time line below). 

TIME EXPRESSIONS:

You state when it happened using a time adverb: yesterday, ago, before, past, last, the previous, in 1976, when, as soon as, the last time.. etc,

THE FORM:

You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed in the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.

To be Statements +	To be Statements -	Questions ?
I was.	I wasn't.	Was I?
He was.	He wasn't.	Was he?
She was.	She wasn't.	Was she?
It was.	It wasn't.	Was it?
You were.	You weren't.	Were you?
We were.	We weren't.	Were we?
They were.	They weren't.	Were they?

Regular Verb (to work) Statements +	Regular Verb (to work) Statements -	Questions	Short answer +	Short answer -
I worked.	I didn't work.	Did I work?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He worked.	He didn't work.	Did he work?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She worked.	She didn't work.	Did she work?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It worked.	It didn't work.	Did it work?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You worked.	You didn't work.	Did you work?	Yes you did.	No, you didn't.
We worked.	We didn't work.	Did we work?	Yes we did.	No, we didn't.
They worked.	They didn't work.	Did they work?	Yes they did.	No, they didn't.

SIMPLE PAST TIMELINE:

Examples:

1. "Last year I took my exams."
2. "I got married in 1992."
3. "I lived in South Africa for two years."
4. "When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays."
5.     John cut his finger last week. 
6.     I went to college 3 years ago. 
7.     He ate the dinner 1 hour ago. 
8.     I slept well last night. 
9. He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests.
10. I didn’t mean to hurt him.

EXERCISES:

0- complete the table of the regular verbs spelling rules:

1- complete the table with the past form of the irregular verbs:

2- complete with the correct use of verb "to be" in the past:

3- make these sentences negative:

4- make correct questions about the underlined words beginning as suggested:

5- circle the correct form:

6- correct these mistakes:

7- Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

8- complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the list:

9- complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Mr. Abderrahman

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