We use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.

So, different adverbs of time are used:

yesterday, last mont, last weeklast year, etc.

It is important to remember there are two types of verbs:

REGULAR

and...

IRREGULAR

REGULAR VERBS

For Regular verbs the simple past is formed by adding "ed" at the end of the verb:

verb + ed = simple past Play played walk walked Listen listened Watch watched

IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs don't form the past tense by adding -ed.

They suffer a change in the spelling, so...you have to memorize them!

Go – went Eat – ate Read – read etc.

The most important irregular verb is the verb "TO BE"

SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST

I am I was You are You were He/she/it is He/she/it was We are We were You are You were They are They were

am / is was

are were

NEGATIVE FORMThe negative form of the simple past is formed by the auxiliary "didn't" and the verb in its infinitive form:

SUBJECT + DIDN'T + VERB (infinitive)

Examples:

I didn't go to the cinema yesterday.

You didn't phone me.

She didn't play baseball last month.

Here you have more examples

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVEYesterday I played football Yesterday I didn't play footballLast week she had a party Las week she didn't have a

partyLast month we went to England

Last month we didn't go to England

They arrived at ten o'clock They didn't arrive at ten o'clock

Now...take your computer and

let's practice!

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).1. It (be) ____ great.

2. I (travel) _____ around by car with two friends and we (visit) _____ lots of interesting places.

3. In the evenings we usually (go) _____ to a pub.

4. We (be) ___ lucky with the weather.

5. It (not / rain) ______ a lot.

6. We (not /see) ______any rainbows.

7. I (not / cook) ________ so we (go) _____ out for dinner.

8. The sun (not / shine ) _____ that day.

9. I (not / hear) ______ you when you (arrive) ______ at home.

10. She (not / like) _____ rice, so she (eat) ___ sausages.

11. We (are) _____ in the restaurant when the waiter (shout) _______.

...now, continue working with the activities in the class English blog!