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The Simple Past Tense The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday,last week,tow days ago, etc.)
For example:
1 - I lived in South Africa for two years.2 - She cleaned her room yesterday.
You form the simple past of a
verb by adding -ed onto the
end of a regular verb ,but
irregular verb forms have to be
learned.
Spelling rules for regular verb
1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed stop – stopped swap – swapped
2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved save – saved
3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (play – played)
Negative Sentences
did not + verb (base form)
Example 1 : I did not work yesterday
or I didn’t work yesterday
INCORRECT: I didn’t worked
Regular Verb (to work)
Statements
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Regular Verb (to work)
Statements
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Questions
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Short answer
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Short answer
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I worked. I didn't work. Did I work? Yes, I did.No, I didn't.
[He/She/It] worked .
[He/She/It] didn't work.
Did [he /she / It] work?
Yes, [he/she/It] did.
No, [he/she/It] didn't.
[You/ We/They] worked.
[You/ We/They] didn't work.
Did [you/ we/they] work?
Yes, [you/ we/they] did.
No, [you/ we/they] didn't.
Question
In the past simple we use did as a helping verb to form a question with Wh - word .
1 – He cleaned his car. What did he clean?
2 – I cocked the dinner. When did you cock?
3 – She wrote a book.
Past Continuous Tense
1 – We use this tense to talk about actions that weregoing on, or happening at a certain moment in the past.
At this time last Saturday, Ahmad was playing in the
park with his friends.
2 - We often use past continuous to say what was inprogress, when something happened:
The phone rang while I was doing my homework.
I was reading a comic book while my sister was
watching TV. When I was walking along the road, I saw a
car hit amotorbike.
Positive and Negative
in Past Continuous Positive
Subject + was + v-ing
1) I was studying.
2) He was playing.
Subject + were + v-ing
1) You were reading.
2) They were sleeping.
Negative
Subject+ wasn’t(not) + v-ing
1) I wasn’t (not) studying.
2)He wasn’t (not) playing.
Subject + weren’t(not) + v-ing
1) You weren’t (not) reading.
2) They weren’t (not) sleeping
Making Yes/No Questions
in Past Continuous Was + He, She, It + v-ing?Was he working? Yes, he/ she/ it + was. No, he/ she/ it + wasn’t.
Were + you, we, they + v-ing?Were they working? Yes, you/ we/ they+ were. No,You/ we/ they + weren’t.
In the past continuous we use was or were to form a question with Wh - word .
1 – He was playing tennis at 9 o'clock last night . When was he playing tennis?
2 – You were cocking the dinner all the after noon yesterday. What were you doing all the after noon yesterday?
3 – She was writing a book When I visited her.
Making Wh- word
Question
in Past Continuous
We often use the past continuous and thepast simple together with “while / when”. Pastcontinuous: longer action or situation Past simple: complete shorter action that happenedduring the longer action.
While I was having dinner, the phone rang.
While I was talking to my brother, Bill came in.
At 8 p.m., when Jack came home, I was reading acartoon book.
What about you?
What were you doing yesterday at 9.15 a.m.?
I was….