Past Simple

Past Simple - Meester Gijs https://meestergijs.nl/unit/video-2/?id=2252

The Past Simple is used to:

  • Talk about actions that happened in the past
  • No relation to present tense, nor visible results
  • Often combined with an indication of time

 

The Past Simple is constructed in a sentence:

  • Verb + ed
  • Irregular verbs on page 288 (book) or in the menu on the left

 

 

The Past Simple in a few examples:

  1. I went to the cinema last weekend.
  2. Jennifer attended a concert of her favourite band yesterday, that's why she looks tired.
  3. My parents visited that museum last week.
  4. Bart drew a nice drawing of a horse just a minute ago.

!! To form the past simple you add '-ed' to the verb. However: there are exceptions. Irregular verbs change as a whole, you cannot ad 'ed'. These verbs are not following the rules and you need to study these. You can find a list of Irregular verbs on page 288 of your book or in the menu on the left: 'list of irregular verbs'.

 

You can use the Past Simple in three different kinds of sentences:

 

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Claire wrote her name on the paper. Claire didn't write her name on the paper. Did Claire write her name on the paper?
Tom printed the letters this morning. Tom didn't print the letters this morning.

Did Tom print the letters this morning?

They poored juice in the glasses a few minutes ago. They didn't poor juice in the glasses a few minutes ago. Did they poor juice in the glasses a few minutes ago?
I shook the bottle of coke. I didn't shake the bottle of coke. Did I shake the bottle of coke?