1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
FORM & USE

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

3. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life

4. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.

5. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.

6. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.

7. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.

8. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.

9. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.

10. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

11. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
IRREGULAR VERBS
have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do

12. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
IRREGULAR VERBS
have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do
did bought brought
drove made spoke
had
went got met

13. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
IRREGULAR VERBS
have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do
got made brought met did
had went drove bought spoke

14. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

15. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid

16. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.
He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.
The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.

17. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.
He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.
The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.

18. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.
(e)d
He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.
The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.

19. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

20. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry
wait
reply shout
rush
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill

21. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
reply shout
rush
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill

22. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
reply shout
rush
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d

23. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
reply shout
rush
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
other verbs

24. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
reply shout
rush
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
other verbs verb: cons+ y

25. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
missed looked waited rushed
reply shout
rush walked shouted killed
pulled
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
other verbs verb: cons+ y

26. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
missed looked waited rushed
reply shout
rush walked shouted killed
pulled
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
arrived fired
moved
other verbs verb: cons+ y

27. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
missed looked waited rushed
reply shout
rush walked shouted killed
pulled
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
arrived fired
moved
other verbs verb: cons+ y
replied hurried

28. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
look
miss
hurry verb + ed
wait
missed looked waited rushed
reply shout
rush walked shouted killed
pulled
arrive move
walk
pull
fire
travel kill verb + d
arrived fired
moved
other verbs verb: cons+ y
travelled replied hurried

29. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

30. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
live like want
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade
wait
reach
offer land
look
kill move
travel

31. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade
wait
reach
offer land
look
kill move
travel

32. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade /d/
wait
reach
offer land
look
kill move
travel

33. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade /d/
wait
reach
offer land
look
kill move
travel
/id/

34. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade /d/
wait
reach
offer land
look
kill move
travel
/id/

35. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade /d/
wait
lived refused travelled
reach tried
offer land offered moved arrived
look
kill move
travel
/id/

36. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d
/t/
live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached
refuse laugh
try rush
arrive
persuade /d/
wait
lived refused travelled
reach tried
offer land offered moved arrived
look
kill move
travel
/id/
wanted persuaded landed waited

37. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

38. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Affirmative sentences

39. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Affirmative sentences
subject verb complement

40. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Affirmative sentences
subject verb complement
I studied in Rome

41. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Affirmative sentences
subject verb complement
I studied in Rome
She studied in Rome

42. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Affirmative sentences
subject verb complement
I studied in Rome
She studied in Rome
We studied in Rome

43. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

44. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Negative sentences

45. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Negative sentences
aux
subject not verb complement
did

46. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Negative sentences
aux
subject not verb complement
did
I didn’t study in Rome

47. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Negative sentences
aux
subject not verb complement
did
I didn’t study in Rome
She didn’t study in Rome

48. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Negative sentences
aux
subject not verb complement
did
I didn’t study in Rome
She didn’t study in Rome
We didn’t study in Rome

49. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

50. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Interrogative sentences

51. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Interrogative sentences
aux
(Wh-) subject verb (complement) ?
did

52. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Interrogative sentences
aux
(Wh-) subject verb (complement) ?
did
Where did you study ?

53. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Interrogative sentences
aux
(Wh-) subject verb (complement) ?
did
Where did you study ?
Did she study in Rome?

54. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Interrogative sentences
aux
(Wh-) subject verb (complement) ?
did
Where did you study ?
Did she study in Rome?
What did they study in Rome?

55. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

56. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past

57. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past
last
They went on holiday last month.

58. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past
last
They went on holiday last month.
yesterday
I visited my best friend yesterday.

59. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past
last
They went on holiday last month.
yesterday
I visited my best friend yesterday.
ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago.

60. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past
last
They went on holiday last month.
yesterday
I visited my best friend yesterday.
ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago. in + specific years or months
She graduated in 1976.

61. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions often used in the past
last
They went on holiday last month.
yesterday
I visited my best friend yesterday.
ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago. in + specific years or months
She graduated in 1976.
when + a past time clause
I played tennis every day when I was a teenager.