1. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

5. YESTERDAY LAST last week , month , year.. TIME EXPRESSIONS If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use AGO 2 days ago 2 weeks ago 5 years ago a long time ago We can say how long the event lasted with FOR for 2 weeks for 5 months

6. The adverbials often go at the end of the sentence but not always … Eg. Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema I went to the cinema two weeks ago

7. V E R B S R E G U L A R V E R B S I R R E G U L A R V E R B S

8. IRREGULAR VERBS I n f i n i t i v e P a s t Past participle

9. Some of the Irregular Verbs Simple Past Tense awoke was, were became began caught ate Past Participle awoken been become begun caught eaten Present awake be become begin catch eat

10. * The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English . * Its form is the same with all subjects * It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb * This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs …

11. e We add -d Liv e - live d Consonant + y Change y to i , we add -ed t ry - tr ied commit - committ ed [anything else] We add -ed boil - boil ed fill - fill ed Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) Double the consonant, then we add - ed

12. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE I went to Rome yesterday. She cleaned the house last week . We played two hours ago . SUBJECT + VERB 2 + OBJECT

13. They…………………(swim)in the pool last week . swam

14. My mother…………………(make) a cake yesterday. made

15. Tom and Jane……………(run) in the forest two days ago. ran

16. Jane…………………( phone ) his boyfriend three hours ago. phoned

17. They…………………….(be) at the picnic last weekend. were

18. I……………(go) to a party yesterday . went I…………(meet) a new girlfriend there. met

19. GALATASARAY couldn’t be the champion but they…………………..( win ) the cup two weeks ago. won

20. Negative Form I did not go to Rome yesterday. She didn’t clean the house last week . They didn’t play football on Sunday . Short form: didn’t S + did not + V1 + O

21. She………………………(talk) to her husband last night. didn’t talk She………………….(watch) television. watched

22. John …………………..( not / work ) yesterday. His family ………………….( not / be) at home. He ……………………( think ) his new car . Then , he ……………(sleep ) in the garden . didn’t work Weren’ t thought slept

23. QUESTION FORM *Did you go to Rome last year ? Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year . No,I didn’t. / No,I didn’t go to Rome last year.

24. Did you study English ?

25. Did she go shopping yesterday ? Yes, she did. / Yes, she went shopping yesterday.

26. Did you take your medicines last week? No,I didn’t take my medicines last week.

27. *Did Hakan Sukur kick a goal last week ? Yes,he did. / Yes, he kicked a goal last week.

28. Did your grandmother clean the house yesterday ? No , she didn’t. She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.

29. We ……………………….(dance) together at the party three days ago. danced I’m Tomy. I’m Timy.

30. ? FORMING “ WH “ QUESTIONS Question Word Auxiliary Subject Verb infiniti v e object When Why How Where etc. did I you he she it we you they John go to the beach yesterday

31. What did the nurse bring for the patient ‘ Tom ‘ ? She brought the medicines for him.

32. When did Janet and Jim get married ? They got married three days ago .

33. Why didn’t you talk to each other at the party? Because we argued with each other two days ago. WHY ? BECAUSE ….

34. Why did John buy a gift and flowers for his wife ? Because he cAme home late yesterday evening.

35. Ha ha ha.. Ha ha ha… What did the frogs talk about ? They talked about the childhood of the frog ‘Kermit’.

36. Where did they play basketball ? They played basketball in the garden .

37. What time did the lesson start? It started at 08:30.

38. I …………………………( buy ) some new clothes from Paris last week . bought How can I pay the credit card bills ?

39. - Where did Selami and Gonul go for their honeymoon two weeks ago ? - They went to Paris for their honeymoon two weeks ago .

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