basic forms of
'be'
was/were– been
Simple past of
cost, put
cost, put
What is 'Simple Past'?
vienk. pagātne
On holidays we (not/see) the classmates
did not/ didn`t
translate:
yesterday, last, ago, before
yesterday =vakar
last =pagājušajā ...
5 days ago = pirms 5 dienām
before = antes
Which one (was/ were)is used for singular and plural?
was-singular
were-plural
Simple Past of
begin, drink, swim
began,drank, swam
Name 4 different signal words of Past Simple
e.g. jesterday, last..., ...ago, in ...(1942)
Make the sentence negative.
The weather changed every 5 minutes.
The weather didn`t change every 5 minutes.
Structure for questions yes/no
Did + subject + verb in simple + complement + ?
Make these sentences negative:
I was at home at that time!
We were happy to see you
I wasn't at home at that time!
We weren't happy to see you
Simple Past of
eat, can, write
ate , could, wrote
Conjugate the verbs in the sentences
Trix ___ (plan) the trip and she ___ (be) delighted to do so
planned - was
Conjugate the verbs correctly , make the verb negative
Our friends __ (go) to classes because they (be) feeling so good.
didn't go - weren't
Structure for questions (wh)
wh + did + subject + verb in simple + complement + ?
Simple past of:
bring, buy, catch, teach and think
brought, bought caught, taught, thought
Order the sentence
Friday / her / met / I / Last
I met her last Friday
Order the sentence
go / cinema / Martin / didn't / to the / yesterday
Martin didn't go to the cinema yesterday
Make a question to the italic typed word.
I saw a fantastic film at the weekend.
When did you see a film?
Ask a question to these sentences:
Yes, she was happy
She was happy because she was at home
Was she happy?
Why was she happy?
How to make Past form of regular verbs?
1. wash
2. cry
3. play
1. washed
2. cried
3. played
Correct the mistake
He stoped me and asked the time
He stopped me and asked the time
Correct the mistake
I don't did my homework
I didn't do my homework
Ask question to these answers
Yes, we all went to London.
We went on January 19th
Did you go to London?
When did you go?