What did you do yesterday? Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs Irregular verbs Wh- and Yes / No questions in Past Tense Be in Past Tense REGULAR VERBS Spelling rules To form the affirmative past tense of most regular verbs: Add ed to the base form of the verb (wash- washed). If the verb ends in e, add d (live-lived) If the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel, double the final consonant (stop-stopped) If the verb ends in y preceded by a consonant, omit the y and add ied ( copy-copied) Write the past tense form. 1. Dance_________ 2. Plan_________ 3. Clean_________ 4. Type_________ 5. Study_________ 6. Shop_________ 7. Look_________ 8. Play_________ 9. Empty_________ 10. Stop_________ 1.Wash_________ 2.Work_________ 3.Shave_________ 4.Carry_________ 5.Listen________ 6.Turn ________ 7.Ask ________ 8.Answer ________ 9.Push ________ 10.Wait ________ / d // t // id / Play playedWalk walkedNeed needed Mail mailedStop stoppedWait waited Try triedLook lookedVisit visited PRONUNCIATION. Practice with a partner and locate the regular verbs according to their pronunciation. (See the verb list in the appendix). Expressions for Past Tense lastagoyesterday last night10 minutes agoyesterday last Sundayan hour agoyesterday morning last weekthree days agoyesterday afternoon last weekenda week agoyesterday evening last yeara month agothe day before yesterday last montha year ago 1. Drive________7.- get________13.- buy________ 2. Take________8.- eat________14.- ring________ 3.- run________9.- see________15.- sing________ 4.- do________10.-forget________16.- bring________ 5.- leave________11.- make________17.- read________ 6. -go________12.- write________18.- hear________ Look for the Past Form of the following verbs in your list. Write the correct form of the verb on the lines. Use the Simple Past Tense. O John Lennon (be) _________ born in 1940 in Liverpool, England, where he (grow up) ___________. As a teenager, he (meet) _________Paul McCartney, and they (begin) _________ to write songs together. After several years, they (form) _________ a new group called the Beatles, with George Harrison and Pete Best. However, Best (NO-stay) _______________ in the group. Bingo Starr (join) _________ the group in place of Best. In 1964 the group (perform) _________ its first hit son Love Me Do. .. Next Page. Write the correct form of the verb on the lines. Use the Simple Past Tense. O Between the years 1962 and 1968 the Beatles (be) _________ the most famous group in the world. In 1969, Lennon (decide) _________ to perform alone. He (write) _________ the song Give Peace a Chance and (make) several albums alone. He also (act) _________ in films. From that time on, he (have) _________ many problems. For example, he (leave) _________ his wife, Yoko Ono, for a time. Finally, in 1983, Mark David Chapman (kill) _________ Lennon. Lennons life (end) _________, but his music lives on today. WH- AND DID QUESTIONS QUESTIONANSWER What did you do last Sundays? I played soccer with my friends. Where did you play soccer?I played soccer in the park. How long did you stay there? We stayed there for about 2 hours. Did you enjoy the match?Yes, I did. I got so exhausted but I liked it. Did you do something else that day? No, I didnt. Well, I just called my girlfriend and went out with her. Ask the following Questions to your partener and answer back too 1. Where did you go on vacation? 2. What did you do? 3. Who did you see? 4. Which movie did you watch on vacation? 5. Did you like it? 6. Did you meet someone special? 7. Did you study anything? 8. Did you read a magazine? Now, Its time for practicing in class! REGULAR VERBS Spill PinchWant Talk WalkPlay Listen Jump Count Laugh CloseOpen Watch TV Play TV games Dance Cry Wait Climb Use a computer Clean Play football Play the piano Cook Call Turn onTurn off Share Study Push PullLook at Fix Colour Look for Wash Ask IRREGULAR VERBS Win Give Find Break Throw awayTake a picture ThinkCut Hit Hold Hurt Buy ReadWrite Sleep Run Put on Fly Take a bathWin CatchThrow Draw Lose Swim Make a sandcastle Fight Speak Ride Sing Go Come Eat Drink FIND SOMEONE WHO... Name 1. watched the news.____________________ 2. listened to the radio.____________________ 3. ate at a restaurant. ____________________ 4. visited grandparents.____________________ 5. studied for an exam.____________________ 6. went to the movies. ____________________ 7. cleaned your room. ____________________ 8. took a shower.____________________ 9. played an instrument.____________________ 10. worked in the computer. ____________________