I rode my bicycle last Sunday morning.

She took a nap yesterday afternoon.

They had a shower after running a marathon.

 I didn’t take a nap last Sunday morning.

She didn’t have a shower yesterday

afternoon.

They didn’t take a nap after running a marathon.

 Did I ride a bike last Sunday morning?
Yes, you did.

Did she play with her toys yesterday

afternoon?
No, she didn’t.

Did they have a shower after running the

marathon?
Yes, they did.
 What did you do last Sunday morning?
I rode my bicycle.

What did she do yesterday afertnoon?

She took a nap yesterday afternoon.

What did they do after running a marathon?

They had a shower after running a marathon.
• What did you do last Sunday morning?
• What did you do yesterday afternoon?
• What did you do last month?
According to the examples:

What are we talking about?

a) past b) present c) future

What is the auxiliary verb to make questions in the past?

a) was b) did c) do

What is the negative auxiliary verb to make statements in the past?

a) weren’t b) doesn’t c) didn’t

What happens to the verb when we make questions and negatives?

a) It keeps the same as in affirmative.

b) It doesn’t keep the same as in affirmative. It comes back to base
form.
Words related to PAST:

week Two years

weekend Three weeks
month Some minutes AGO
LAST
year One hour
Sunday Ten months
Monday

1999
in yesterday
2001
2011
Did you clean the kitchen?
Yesterday we didn’t play tennis.
What time did the meeting start?
I didn’t buy that shirt, because I didn’t like it.
Jon and Lucy travelled to Spain last month.
Marta had an accident last month.
 Verb Past Simple
work worked
clean cleaned
start started
arrive arrived
dance danced

Are these verbs REGULAR or IRREGULAR?

These are regular verbs.
90% of the verbs some verbs some verbs
add “ED” add “D” add “IED”
work – worked live – lived study – studied
start – started like – liked cry – cried
clean – cleaned love – loved try - tried
finish - finished arrive - arrived
 Verb Past Simple
go went
have had
get got
take took
buy bought

Are these verbs REGULAR or IRREGULAR?

These are irregular verbs.
They don’t follow any rules to make them into past simple.
Complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE. Use the verbs below in the past.
clean die enjoy finish open
rain start stay want happen

cleaned
1. I ........................... my teeth three times yesterday.
opened
2. It was hot in the room, so I ........................... the window.
started
3. The concert ........................... fisnished
at 7.30 and ........................... at 10
o’clock.
wanted
4. When I was a child, I ........................... to be a doctor.
happened last Sunday afternoon.
5. The accident ...........................
rained
6. It’s nice day today, but yesterday it ........................... all day.
enjoyed
7. We ........................... stayed
our holiday last year. We ...........................
at a very nice place.
died
8. Ann’s grandfather ........................... when he was 90 years old.
 Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
1. They collected postcards.
They didn’t collect postcards.
2. You jumped high.
You didn’t jump high.
3. Albert played squash.
Albert didn’t play squash.
4. The teacher tested our English.
The teacher didn’t test our English.
5. Fiona visited her grandmother.
Fiona didn’t visit her grandmother.
6. He washed the car.
He didn’t wash the car.
7. You swam in the river.
You didn’t swim in the river.
8. He had a computer.
He didn’t have a computer.
9. I bought bread.
I didn’t buy bread.
10. You saw the house.
You didn’t see the house.
 Make YES/NO QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE and
answer the questions, too. (Follow the example)

Did she see

1) ____________ (she/see) you last week? (yes) Yes, she did.
Did you meet (you/meet) your father yesterday? (yes) Yes, I did.
2) ____________
Did we go
3) ____________ (we/go) to Spain in July? (no) No, you didn’t.
Did it snow
4) ____________ (it/snow) last winter? (yes) Yes, it did.
Did they stay (they/stay in) last night? (no) No, they didn’t.
5) ____________
Did Julie watch (Julie/watch) a film on Saturday? (no) No, she didn’t.
6) ____________
7) ____________
Did Lucy pass (Lucy/pass) the exam? (no) No, she didn’t.
8) ____________
Did you have (you/have) fun at the party? (yes) Yes, I did.
9) ____________
Did I close (I/close) the door? (no) No, you didn’t.
10) Did Sally and Victoria go (Sally and Victoria/go) to a café at 12 pm? (yes)
__________________
Yes, they did.
 The past of verb to be
Complete the table below:
Affirmative Negative Yes/no question
I was 29 years old. I wasn’t 29 years old. Was I 29 years old?
He was my husband. He wasn’t my husband. Was he my husband?
She was your sister. She wasn’t your sister. Was she your sister?
The food was good. The food wasn’t good. Was the food good?
You weren’t my best friend.
You were my best friend. Were you my best friend?

We were at the party. We weren’t at the party. Were we at the party?

They were students. They weren’t students. Were they students?

I, SHE, HE, IT WAS YOU, WE, THEY WERE

Complete with WAS, WASN’T, WERE or WEREN’T.

wasn’t
1. I ___________ at the office until 7 pm. (not)
were
2. Where ___________ you this morning at 10 o’clock?
was
3. It ___________ were
late and we ___________ hungry.
Was
4. ___________ was
the weather good? It ___________ cloudy.
weren’t
5. They ___________ at school yesterday. (not)
weren’t
6. We ___________ very hungry last night. (not)
wasn’t
7. Susan ___________ at home yesterday. (not)
was
8. What time ___________ the concert?
Were
9. ___________ you at home last night?
wasn’t
10. Paul ___________ at the office yesterday afternoon. (not)
 /d/ /t/ /id/
need help want

talk like finish stop wash

live name listen call cry
hate invite need add decide