Simple Past Tense

{ Regular & Irregular verbs

Basic 6
Discuss with your partner:

What activities do you do during the

weekend?

What activities did you do last weekend?


SIMPLE PAST
Subject + Verb conjugated in the
past tense+ Complements.
The students talked in class last week (talk).
Our teacher started Unit 9 two weeks ago (start).
You went home yesterday (go).
They did homework the day before yesterday
(do).
Last month I shopped at the mall (shop).
We had dinner last night (have).
He stayed in Peru last year (stay).
She read a book three weeks ago (read).
They drank juice last weekend (drink)
You saw your friends last month (see).
Our Director wrote a letter yesterday (write).
For actions that happen before the moment
we are speaking. For actions that are
previously finished.
They usually go together with expressions
such as “yesterday”, “the day before
yesterday”, “ last night”, “last week”, “two
weeks ago”, “last month”, “last year”
The students didn’t talk in class last week (talk).
Our teacher didn’t start Unit 9 two weeks ago
(start).
You didn’t go home yesterday (go).
They didn’t do homework the day before yesterday
(do).
Last month I didn’t shop at the mall (shop).
We didn’t have dinner last night (have).
He didn’t stay in Peru last year (stay).
She didn’t read a book three weeks ago (read).
They didn’t drank juice last weekend (drink)
You didn’t see your friends last month (see).
Our Director didn’t write a letter yesterday (write).
 Simple Past
The Simple Past can be used to describe a habit which stopped
in the past.

Also, the Simple Past can be used to describe a habit which

stopped in the past.

Examples :

I visited my parents last month.

My father worked for a French company.
Spelling Rules
TIME EXPRESSIONS
  They don’t change their structure.
List of regular verbs  They use the base form + ed
E.g. Stop  Stopped Walk  Walked
Verbs in the present tense Verbs in the past tense Verbs in the past tense
positive negative
Talk Talked Didn’t talk
Watch Watched Didn’t watch
Plan Planned Didn’t plan
Study Studied Didn’t study
Shop Shopped Didn’t shop
Touch Touched Didn’t touch
Stay Stayed Didn’t stay
Play Played Didn’t play
Tidy Tidied Didn’t tidy
Wave Waved Didn’t wave
Visit Visited Didn’t visit
Love Loved Didn’t love
Laugh Laughed Didn’t laugh
Learn Learned Didn’t learn
  They change their structure or
List of irregular verbs pronunciation.
E.g. Go  Went See  Saw
Verbs in the present tense Verbs in the past tense Verbs in the past tense
positive negative
Have Had Didn’t have
Do Did Didn’t do
Teach Taught Didn’t teach
Make Made Didn’t make
Read Read Didn’t read
Sleep Slept Didn’t sleep
Fight Fought Didn’t fight
Bring Brought Didn’t bring
Buy Bought Didn’t buy
Eat Ate Didn’t eat
Drink Drank Didn’t drink
Take Took Didn’t take
Get Got Didn’t get
Ride Rode Didn’t ride
 Conjugation of the verb “have”
Subject Verbs in the past Subject Verbs in the past
tense positive tense negative

I had I didn’t have

You had You didn’t have

He had He didn’t have

She had She didn’t have

It had It didn’t have

We had We didn’t have

You had You didn’t have

They had They didn’t have

 Conjugation of the verb “do”
Subject Verbs in the past Subject Verbs in the past
tense positive tense negative

I did I didn’t do
You did You didn’t do
He did He didn’t do
She did She didn’t do
It did It didn’t do
We did We didn’t do
You did You didn’t do
They did They didn’t do