PAST SIMPLE Ø We use the Past Simple to talk about actions and states that are completed in the past. Ø We can use it to talk about a specific point in time in the past. · She came back last Friday. · I saw her in the street yesterday Ø It can also be used to talk about a period of time in the past · She lived in Tokyo for seven years. · They were in London from Monday to Thursday last week. There are two types of verbs: REGULAR and IRREGULAR REGULAR
IRREGULAR
RULE = Verb + ed in the affirmative form
The Verb doesn’t follow the RULE. We have to use the second column of the list of Irregular Verbs
I studied English
AFFIRMATIVE
I didn’t study English Did I study English? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t
NEGATIVE NTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
AFFIRMATIVE** REGULAR
I walked You walked He walked She walked It walked We walked You walked They walked
IRREGULAR
I sang You sang He sang She sang It sang We sang You sang They sang
I went to the cinema I didn’t go to the cinema. Did I go to the cinema? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t
TIME EXPRESSIONS · Yesterday · Three weeks ago · Last year, last Christmas · In 2002, in 1979 · From March to June · For a long time · For 6 weeks · In the 1980s · In the last century · In the past
NEGATIVE REGULAR
I didn’t walk You didn’t walk He didn’t walk She didn’t walk It didn’t walk We didn’t walk You didn’t walk They didn’t walk
IRREGULAR
I didn’t sing You didn’t sing He didn’t sing She didn’t sing It didn’t sing We didn’t sing You didn’t sing They didn’t sing
INTERROGATIVE REGULAR
IRREGULAR
Did I walk? Did you walk? Did he walk? Did she walk? Did it walk? Did we walk? Did you walk? Did they walk?
Did I sing? Did you sing? Did he sing? Did she sing? Did it sing? Did we sing? Did you sing? Did they sing?
SHORT ANSWERS: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t
**Walked and sang only appear in the Affirmative form. When we have did, the verb is in the Infinitive form: walk and sing.
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