Past Tense

THE PAST SIMPLETHE PAST SIMPLE

Nouf Ahmad Al-Harbi

THE TYPES OF VERBS There are many types of verbs, but we are going to talk

about

. Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs

- A regular verb (also known as a weak verb) forms its past tense

and past participle by adding -d or -ed (or in some cases -t) to the

base form: "We finished the project."

- An irregular verb (also known as a strong verb) doesn't form the

past tense by adding -d or -ed: "Gus ate the wrapper on his candy

bar".

REGULAR VERBS FORM

Adding -ed to verbs with all pronouns

I- He- It .....Walk walkedWork workedStay stayed Play played

EXCEPTIONS1 )trap– trapped

This verb ends with one vowel + one consonant, so you need to double the consonant .

2) share – sharedThis verb ends with e, so you just need to add D .

3) rely – relied This verb ends with consonant + y, so you need to

change the y to i and add -ED.

4) panic– panicked This verb ends with –c, so you need to add –ked.

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.

SOME IRREGULAR VERBS’ EXAMPLES

Ihe

she

it

VERB TO BE

y

ou

W

e

t

hey

was were

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

DID NOT (Didn’t)+ VERB (base form)

Example: I did not play yesterday

or

I didn’t play yesterday

NEGATIVE SENTENCESVERB TO BE

WAS / WERE + NOT

Examples:

I was not happy yesterday.

They were not at home last weekend.

YES /NO QUESTIONS

D

ID +S(subject)+ MV(main verb) +comp(rest of the

sentence)?

Example:

Did you swim yesterday?

-Yes, I did.

- No, I didn’t.

YES /NO QUESTIONSVERB TO BE

WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence ?

Example :

Were you born in USA ?

-Yes, I was. - No, I wasn’t .

1-Completed Action in the Past

Example:I saw a movie yesterday.

USES OF PAST SIMPLEUSES OF PAST SIMPLE

2-A Series of Completed Actions

Example:•He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.

3-Duration in Past

Example:I lived in London for three years.

4-Habits in the Past

Example:She studied French when she was a child.

5-Past Facts or Generalizations

Example:

I didn’t like banana before.

EXERCISESChange the following statements into past.

1 .She (drink) milk this morning

2 .I (am not) hungry yesterday.

3 .You (are) lazy last week.

4( .Do )your mother )cook( food yesterday?

5 .The gardener (cut) the trees last month.

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