Past indefinite tense/ Past simple tense

Past indefinite tense/ Past simple tense These slides will help you to understand the English tenses in a more effective way.

1. THE PAST SIMPLE / PAST INDEFINITE Prepared by: Junaid Iqbal

2. Past Simple Use Actions that started and finished in the past I went to the beach last Sunday I bought a new car yesterday.

3. Past Simple Use Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story) He came in , took off his coat and sat down . I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,...

4. . It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now: "I lived in Asia for two years." It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past: " When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays."

5. 2 types of verbs REGULAR IRREGULAR

6. Regular verbs form -ed for all persons Play  play ed Work  work ed Stay  stay ed Listen  listen ed

7. Spelling 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed stop – sto pped swap - swa pped 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e lov e – lov ed sav e – sav ed 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed. hur r y - he hur ried (watch out! play – played)

8. Irregular verbs form The form CHANGES from infinitives, usually with a vowel change. Can be grouped according to certain change patterns, which helps to memorize them.

9. Certain change patterns speak  spoke eat  ate see  saw fly  flew think  thought

10. Verb TO BE I he s h e it you we t he y w a s we r e

11. Negative Sentences DID NOT + VERB (base form) Example: I did not work yesterday or I didn’t work yesterday INCORRECT: I didn’t worked

12. More examples: - I didn’t go on holiday last year - I didn’t went on holiday last year

13. Negative Sentences verb TO BE WAS / WERE + NOT Examples: I was not at school yesterday afternoon or I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon They were not at home last weekend or They weren’t at home last weekend

14. Yes /No Questions DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ? Example: Did you work yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t .

15. Yes /No Questions verb TO BE WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ? Example: Were you at home last weekend? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t .

16. Did they work? They didn't work. They work ed . Did we work? We didn't work. We work ed . Did you work? You didn't work. You work ed . Did it work? It didn't work. It work ed . Did she work? She didn't work. She work ed . Did he work ? He didn't work. He work ed . No, I didn't. No, he didn't. No, she didn't. No, it d i d n ' t . No, you didn't. No, we didn't. No ,t he y didn't. Yes, I did. Yes, he did. Yes, she did. Yes, it did. Yes you did. Yes we did. Yes they did. Did I work? I didn't work. I work ed . Short a n s w e r Short a n s w e r Questions Regular verbs Ne g a t i v e Past simple tense: Affirmative

17. R E M E MB E R! ! Positive sentences: I play ed football yesterday I went home early on Saturday Negative sentences: I didn’t play football yesterday I didn’t go home early on Saturday Yes/No questions: Did you play football yesterday? Did you go home early in Saturday?

18. R E M E MB E R! ! Verb TO BE Positive sentences: I was in London last year Negative sentences: - They weren’t at home last weekend Yes/No questions: Were you ill yesterday?

19. 3 explored the coast of Australia in 1770. 6 landed on the Moon in 1969. Marco P olp overland to China in 1275. 1 Vasco da Gama found a sea route to India in 1498. 2 Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world in 1521. James Cook 4 Roal Admunsen reached the South Pole in 1911. 5 Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953. Neil Armstrong

20. Now correct these sentences. Say the answers. Vasco da Gama climbed Mount Everest. He didn’t climb MountEverest. He found a sea route to India. 1 Neil Armstrong found a sea route to India. 2 Ferdinand Magellan landed on the Moon. 3 James Cook reached the South Pole. 4 Marco Polo explored Austrealia. Edmund Hillary travelled to China in 1275. Roald Amundsen sailed around the world in 1521.

21. Answers Neil Armstrong did n’t find a sea route to India, he land ed on the moon. Ferdinand Magellan did n’t land on the Moon, he sail ed around the world. James Cook did n’t reach the South Pole, he explor ed the coast of Australia. Marco Polo did n’t explore Australia, he travell ed overland to China. Edmund Hillary did n’t travel to China in 1275, he climb ed Mount Everest. Roald Amundsen did n’t sail around the world in 1521, he reach ed the South Pole.

22. Lets practice Last year I (spend) spent my holiday in Ireland. It (be) _____ great. I____ (travel) around by car with two friends and we ______(visit) lots of interesting places. In the evenings we usually_____ (go)  to a pub. One night we even____ (learn)  some Irish dances. We (be)________  very lucky with the weather. It _____(not / rain) a lot. But we _______(see)  some beautiful rainbows. Where _____(spend / you) your last holiday?

23. We really_____(enjoy) the game last Sunday. (Marco / win) ______the golf competition? They_____(not play) very well yesterday. They___ (lose) the match. How many goals ______(your team / score) in the first half? Sandra_____(not want) to go. ______(they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday? I_______(buy) a new baseball cap last week. James______(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

24. WELL DONE!!