SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE OTHER VERBS
The auxiliary for the simple past
tense is "did "
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
OF THE OTHER VERBS
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Examples:
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Affirmative sentence
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S + V(past) + C.
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My
sisters
got up
very early yesterday.
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Negative sentence
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S + did + not + V(b.f.) + C.
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My
co-worker did not come late…
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Yes/no question
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Did +S + V(b.f.) + C?
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Did
Sara cook
last Sunday?
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Information question
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IW +did +S + V(b.f.) + C?
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Where did the professors teach
two years ago?
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Affirmative sentences
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Negative sentences
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I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
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played
studied
did
bought
watched
went
spent
saw
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the guitar last Tuesday
English for one
hour yesterday.
his homework in
one hour.
a new camera last
weekend.
TV yesterday night.
to England in 1999.
my last holiday in
Europe.
some beautiful
rainbows …
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I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
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didn’t
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play
study
do
buy
watch
go
spend
see
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the
guitar last Tuesday
English
yesterday
his
homework in one hour.
a new
camera last…
TV yesterday night.
to
England in 1999.
my last
holiday in Europe.
some
beautiful rainbows …
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Yes/no question
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Information question
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Did
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I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
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play
study
do
buy
watch
go
spend
see
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the
guitar last Tuesday?
English
for one hour…?
his
homework?
a new
camera last …?
TV yesterday night?
to
England in 1999?
your
last holiday in Asia?
some
beautiful rainbows?
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What
Where
What time
When
How long
Why
Who
Whose…
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did
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I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
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play
study
do
buy
take
go
spend
see
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last Tuesday?
English?
his homework?
a new camera?
?
to Europe
your time with?
on the table?
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A diagram to visualize the Simple Past
1.We use the Simple Past when we talk about something which started and finished in the past.
2. We use the Simple Past to describe a series of actions in the past.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences in the most appropriate way.
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1. It (not / rain) ______________ a lot.
2. Sara’s cousins ________ the violin yesterday.
3. I _______ my
homework on time last week.
4. ___ your sister _____ good books last year?
5. Where ___ you and your siblings _______ (study)?
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6. I (not /have)____________ enough time for my
homework.
7. My father ______________ (need/study) computer.
8. ___ your best friends ___ special classes in the
afternoons.
9. I ________ to church last Sunday morning.
10. My parents
(go) ___________ to pubs when they were …
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Exercise 2: Unscramble the sentences.
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1. we/plan/our work
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2. I/have/a good time
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3. They/wait/for the train?
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4. Where/your sister/walk to?
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5. What/your children/do/yesterday?
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6. Sam/cook/ rice and chicken (no)
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