PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR VERBS

Past simple(AFFIRMATIVE):
EXAMPLES:
I talked to Judy.
I knocked over a glass of Coke.
It's ruined her trousers !
She danced with Nick.

RULES:
We use the Past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.
We make the Past simple of regular verbs by adding +ed to the base form of the verb.
The affirmative form of the Past simple is the same for all people.

Look at the spelling rules :


Talk/Listen=add +ed = I talked to Sheela./I listened to the music.

Dance/Smile=add +d = She danced with Nick./I smiled at her.

Carry/Study=remove -y, add +ied=I carried the bag to school./I studied last night.

Stop/Travel=double the final consonant, add +ed =The party stopped at midnight./We traveled to Greece last year.

Past simple(NEGATIVE):
EXAMPLES:

I didn't like the party very much.
She didn't shout at me.
They didn't talk to me again.

RULES:

We make the negative forme of the Past simple with subject+did not+base form of the verb/No,+subject+base didn't .
The negative form of the Past simple is the same for all peaple.

Past simple (QUESTIONS and SHORT ANSWERS).

Did she shout at you? / No, she didn't.
Did you dance with Sheela? / No,I didn't.
Did they play good music? / Yes, they did.

To make a question in the Past simple, we use did+subject+base form of the verb.
For positive short answers,we use : Yes,I/You/He/She/It/We/They did .
For negative short answers, we use : No,I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn't .

can you give us more examples?

Here are more exercises to practise the simple past

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1.Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2.It (be) great.
3.I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
5.One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
6.We (be) very lucky with the weather.
7.It (not / rain) a lot.
8.But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Form questions in Simple Past.Example:
1.Greg / the ball / kick
→ Did Greg kick the ball?--Yes ,he did.
→ Who kicked the ball?--Greg did. 2.she / happy / look
→
3.we / fish / eat
→
4.The children / about the joke / laugh
→
5.Cindy / a book / take
→
6.we / at the gym / meet
→
7.his mother / dinner / cook
→
8.Katy / a lot of money / spend
→
9.they / new gadgets / invent
→
10.they / to my question / react
→

Teacher please can you answer the second sentence

yes Teacher, we didn't understand the Form questions in Simple Past can you explain it more please.

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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1.Last year I spent my holiday in Ireland.
2.It was great.
3.I traved around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually went to a pub.
5.One night we even learned some Irish dances.
6.We were very lucky with the weather.
7.It not rained a lot.
8.But we saw some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where did you spend your last holiday?

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issamelbejjaj a écrit:Teacher please can you answer the second sentence

2- It was great.

amal boudchich 1SEG4 a écrit:yes Teacher, we didn't understand the Form questions in Simple Past can you explain it more please.

Asking questions 1

The basic rule for asking questions in English is straightforward: Invert the order of the subject and the first auxiliary verb.

It is snowing. = Is it snowing?
He can speak German. = Can he speak German?
They have lived here a long time. = Have they lived here a long time?
She will arrive at ten o'clock. = Will she arrive at ten o'clock?
He was driving fast. = Was he driving fast?
You have been smoking. = Have you been smoking?

If there is no auxiliary, use part of the verb 'to do'.

You speak fluent French. = Do you speak fluent French?(speak-simple present;Do-simple present)
She lives in Brussels. = Does she live in Brussels?(3rd person singular)
They lived in Manchester. = Did they live in Manchester?(simple past)
He had an accident. = Did he have an accident?

Most questions with question words are made in the same way:

How often does she use it?
Why don't you come?
Where do you work?
How many did you buy?
What time did you go?
Which one do you like?
Whose car were you driving?

amal boudchich 1SEG4 a écrit:

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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1.Last year I spent my holiday in Ireland.
2.It was great.
3.I traved around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually went to a pub.
5.One night we even learned some Irish dances.
6.We were very lucky with the weather.
7.It not rained a lot.
8.But we saw some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where did you spend your last holiday?

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Almost got it!!!! Try again with n° 3 and 7 .