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Past simple structures

1. PA ST SIMPLE TENSE

2. W HEN DO WE USE P AST S IMPLE T ENSE ? We use Past Simple Tense when we talk about completed actions in the past . Example: I washed my car yesterday. She ate pizza last night.

3. REGULAR VERBS 3 There are two groups of verbs when we talk about the past simple: IRREGULAR VERBS

4. REGULAR VERBS 4 To form the affirmative past tense of most regular verbs: Add – ed to the base form of the verb (wash- washed ). If the verb ends in –e , add –d (live- lived ) Regular Verb Past Simple walk walk ed want want ed help help ed decide decid ed agree agre ed

5. REGULAR VERBS 5 If the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel, double the final consonant (stop- stopped ) I f t h e v e rb end s i n – y pr e c e d e d b y a c o n s o nan t , omit the “y” and add – ied ( copy- copied )

6. Other examples … Regular Verb Past Simple play play ed stay Stay ed study Stud ied bury bur ied

7. C o u n t L a u gh Cl ose O p en

8. Watch TV Play TV games D a n ce Cry

9. P u s h Pu l l Look at F ix

10. C o l o u r Look for W a s h A sk

11. PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS 11

12. IRREGULAR VERBS 12 Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t take on the regular –d, -ed, or - ied spelling patterns of the past simple. Many of the irregular forms are the same, such as: cut: cut, have: had, let: let, hurt: hurt, fed: fed, sold: sold BUT, most of them change: Irregular verb Past Simple Think Thought Say S aid Tell Told Know Knew

13. W i n Gi ve F i n d Br eak

14. H it H o l d Hu rt B u y

15. R e a d W r i t e S l eep R u n

16. R i d e Si n g Go C o m e

17. E at D r i nk

18. AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE STRUCTURE Affirmative sentences Tom visited us last week. I ran in the competition. Negative sentences Tom didn’t visit us last week. I didn’t run in the competition. SUBJECT VERB IN P AST T ENSE COMPLEMENT. SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB IN INFITINIVE COMPLEMENT.

19. QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE Yes/No Questions Did Tom visit you last week? Informative Questions Where did you run last year? SUBJECT DID VERB IN INFINITIVE COMPLEMENT? WH WORD DID SUBJECT VERB IN INFINITIVE COMPLEMENT?

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