Yesterday...

Things I did yesterday:

• I _____________the violin.

• I ____________ .

played

studied

• I ________ an apple.

• I ________ yoga.

• I ________ to a concert.

ate

did

went

Some things I didn’t do yesterday

• I didn’t _________ volleyball.

• I ________ ______ a test.

play

didn’t do

• Where _________ you go last January?

• What _________ you do there?

• _______ you buy anything interesting?

did

did

Did

I __________ to Gramado, RS. (go)

I _________ lots of cool places. (visit)

Yes, I _______ clothes and chocolates.(buy)

went

visited

bought

THE PAST SIMPLE

* The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English.

*Its form is the same with all subjects

* It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb

Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples

e We add -d Live - lived

Consonant + y Change y to i, we add -ed try - tried

One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or

y)

Double the consonant, then we

add -ed

commit - committed

[anything else] We add -edboil - boiled

fill - filled

Simple Past Tense

awoke

was, were

became

began

caught

ate

Past Participle

awoken

been

become

begun

caught

eaten

Present

awake

be

become

begin

catch

eat

Some of the Irregular Verbs

They…………………(swim)in the pool last week. swam

My mother…………………(make) a cake yesterday. made

Tom and Jane……………(run) in the forest two days ago. ran

Jane…………………( phone ) her friend three hours ago. phoned

They…………………….(be) at the picnic last weekend.were

I……………(go) to a party yesterday.

went

I…………(meet) a new friend there.

met

John …………………..( not / work ) yesterday. His family ………………….( not / be) at home. He ……………………( think ) his new car . Then , he ……………(sleep ) in the garden .

didn’t work

Weren’t thought

slept

Did she go shopping yesterday ?

Yes, she did. / Yes, she went shopping yesterday.

Did you take your medicines last week?No,I didn’t take my

medicines last week.

Did your grandmother clean the house yesterday ?

No , she didn’t.

She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.

What did the nurse bring for the patient ‘ Tom ‘ ?

She brought the medicines for him.

When did Janet and Jim get married?

They got married three days ago.

Why didn’t you talk to each other at the party?

Because we argued with each other two days ago.

WHY? BECAUSE.…

Why did John buy a gift and flowers for his wife ?

Because he came home late yesterday evening.

Ha ha ha..Ha ha ha…

What did the frogs talk about ?They talked about the childhood of the frog ‘Kermit’.

Where did they play basketball ?

They played basketball in the garden .

What time did the lesson start?

It started at 08:30.

USAGE

I went to Rome yesterday.

She cleaned the house last week.

We played two hours ago.

We use the simple past for an action that began and ended in the past.

Past Simple Use

– He came in, took off his coat and sat down. – I went into the disco and I saw my favourite

girl, then I asked her to dance,...

Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story)

USAGE

- When I was a child, I drank milk twice a day.-When he was young, he rode his bike to work.

Habits in the Past

Time expressions

• Yesterday – Yesterday morning/afternoon/evening

• Two days ago – Two hours/weeks/months/years ago

• Last month – Last week/year/Friday/night

• In 2007– In January

Now, fill in the blanks about my trip• Last January I _______ to Gramado, RS

with my sister. We ______ a plane to Porto Alegre and then a bus. We _______ in a very nice hotel in town.

went took stayed

We __________(visit) lots of interesting places, like Canela, Caxias do Sul and Cambará. We also _______(buy) clothes and chocolates. We _________ (feel/neg.)hot because the climate

there is wonderful .

visited

boughtdidn’t feel

We ________(stay) there for about one week. I _______(meet) and old friend and _______(make)others.We both _______(feel) sad when it finished. The trip back to Rio ________(be/neg.)very good because the plane _______(be) late.

stayed

met

made felt

wasn’t was