Past simple regular and irregular verbs

An explanation of how to use simple past (regular and irregular)

1. SIMPLE PAST

2. Past simple The simple past tense is used for things that happened at a specific time in the past. 2

3. AFFIRMATIVE FORM 3

4. REGULAR VERBS Regular verbs add – ed to the base form . I watch ed TV cartoons all day . I answer ed all the questions in the exercise . I liv ed with my grandmother when I was a child . I I studi ed at CEF 19 when I was 8. 4

5. Base form cook play hate live like love move study visit watch 5 Past simple cook ed play ed hat ed liv ed lik ed lov ed mov ed stud i ed visit ed watch ed

6. When i was a child ... My mom cook ed delicious food. I lov ed her spaghetti and her chicken , but I hat ed vegetables . I play ed video games with my friends. I never mov ed to a different city . I studi ed at CEF 19. I rarely visit ed my grandmother . I watch ed cartoons all morning . I lov ed Care Bears . 6

7. IRREGULAR VERBS Irregular verbs have different past forms : I did my homework yesterday . I woke up late this morning . I grew up in Ceilândia. I felt sad when I watched that drama movie . I had a toy car collection when I was a child . 7

8. Base form do eat feel go grow up have meet read sleep see 8 Past simple did ate felt went grew had met read slept saw

9. When i was a child ... I always did my homework . I ate a lot of fruits . I felt really sad when my grandmother died . I went to the supermarket with my mom every week . I grew up in Ceilandia . I had only three toys : a bike, a video game and a doll . I met my best friend at school when I was 10. I read fairy tales when I was 7. My sisters and I slept in the same room . I saw a lot of Disney movies . 9

10. NEGATIVE FORM 10

11. Negative form To make negative sentences in the past , use didn’t + base form : I didn’t play tag . I play ed hide and seek . I didn’t watch films . I watch ed cartoons . I didn’t grow up in Taguatinga. I grew up in Ceilândia. I didn’t do my homework . 11

12. QUESTION FORM 12

13. questions 13 Question word did subject Base form + complement What games did you play? Who did you play with ? When did your mother move to Brasília? Where did you grow up ?

14. Questions and answers A: What games did you play ? B: I play ed video games and soccer. A: Who did you play with ? B: I play ed with my friends . A: When did your mother move to Brasilia ? B: She mov ed to Brasilia when she was 20. A: Where did you grow up ? B: She grew up in Ceilândia. 14

15. Yes – no questions 15 did subject Base form + complement Did you play tag ? Did you play with your cousins ? Did your mother move to Brasília? Did you grow up in Ceilândia?

16. Questions and answers A: Did you play tag ? B: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t A: Did you play with your cousins ? B: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t A: Did your mother move to Brasilia ? B: Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t A: Did you grow up in Brasília ? B:Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t 16

17. Remember ! The verb to be is DIFFERENT: I was a quiet child . I was n’t naughty . I was born in Brasília . I was n’t born in Goiás. My parents were hardworking . They were n’t lazy . 17

18. Remember ! The verb to be is DIFFERENT: A: Where were you born ? B: I was born in Brasília. A: What were you like when you were a child ? B: I was quiet , shy and obediente. A: What were your parentes like ? B: They were hardworking and impatient . 18

19. I hope you know more about simple past now than you did before this power point! 19