EXPRESSING PAST TIME Part 1

CONTENTS
8-1 Using be: past time
8-2 Past of be: negative
8-3 Past of be: questions
8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed
8-5 Past time words: yesterday, last, and ago
8-6 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 The simple past: negative
8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions
8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)

I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
USING BE: PAST TIME

PRESENT TIME
PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
USING BE: PAST TIME

Singular
Plural
I was
we were
you were
you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
USING BE: PAST TIME

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were
USING BE: PAST TIME

am
at work
I ____
yesterday.
was
today.
present
past
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be

He ___
in the pool
was
last week.
is
today.
present
past
be
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The moon ____ huge
last night.
was
is
tonight.
present
past
be
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8-1 Let’s Practice

present
past
The water is warm today.
(click and type)
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I was not in class yesterday.
PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it
PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they
PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

________ in class yesterday morning.
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
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They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t
___________ in London last night.
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I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy
____________ yesterday.
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The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice
___________ last week.
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Were you in class yesterday?
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

We were in class yesterday.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
Yes, we were.
(be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

We weren’t in class yesterday.
No, we weren’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
SHORT ANSWER
(be) + (subject)
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

She was at the library last week.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
Yes, she was.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

She wasn’t at the library last week.
No, she wasn’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
SHORT ANSWER
(be) + (subject)
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

No,
she wasn’t.
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?
Was
She
wasn’t in class on Friday.
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We were at the lake last week.
Yes, .
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?
Were
we were
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_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t
She wasn’t with me.
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We walked to school.
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(a) We walk to school every day.
(b) We walked to school yesterday.
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

Yesterday _______________.
I brushed my teeth
Every day I brush my teeth.
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Yesterday she _____________.
played the piano
Every day Julie plays the piano.
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Yesterday _________.
he cooked
Every day Edgar cooks.
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Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

(b) Eve was here ...
LAST
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

(c) Omar was here …
AGO
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

morning
afternoon
evening
yesterday with
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
last with
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
length of time
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

yesterday last
We went to the movies ________ afternoon.
yesterday
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I called you ________ week.
last
yesterday
last
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Janice left for South America
________ morning.
yesterday
yesterday
last
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The sky was beautiful ______ night.
last
yesterday
last
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eat
ate
THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

I went swimming
last Tuesday.
PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

I wrote a letter
to her last week.
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

I have ice cream every Sunday. I had ice cream last Sunday.
Let’s Practice

You ___
ice cream.
What did I do last
Sunday?
had
have
had
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She sits at her desk to study every night. She sat at her desk last night.
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She ___ at her desk.
What did she do last night?
sat
sit
sat
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She sees her best friend every weekend. She saw her last weekend.
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She ____ her
best friend.
What did she do last weekend?
saw
see
saw
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I did not walk to school yesterday.
THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb
THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t
THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

We ate breakfast Monday, but we ________ breakfast Tuesday.
didn’t eat
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
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well last night, but I __________ well
on Thursday night.
didn’t sleep
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
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Did Laurie walk to work?
THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
Yes, she did.
THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
No, she didn’t.
THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
Yes, I did.
THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

(b) Did you practice the violin?
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
I didn’t practice the violin.
No, I didn’t.
THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

I saw my
dad today
Yes, I did.
_________________.
Did you see your dad today?
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Did you see your brother today
Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
_________________________?
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did you
do last night
What
We went to a party last night.
_____________________?
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Did Andrea go
on vacation
Yes, she did. Andrea went on
vacation.
_____________________?
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bring
brought
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to
school.
She drove to
school today.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode shut shut
teach taught
think thought
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

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I ____ my horse every Sunday I ____ him last Sunday.
ride
rode
ride
rode

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What did I do last Sunday?
You rode your
horse
ride
rode
_______________________.

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I _____ a class every Monday night. I ______ a class last Monday night.
teach
taught
teach
taught

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What did I do last Monday?
You taught a
class
teach
taught
_________________.

Someone broke the window.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child breaks
everything.
She broke my
coffee cup.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you
after school.
They met in their
English class.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to sing
new songs.
I sang a new song
last night.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
Today I woke
up late.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

I _____ email every day. I _____ email today.
send
sent
send
sent
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What did I
do today?
You sent email
send
sent
_____________.
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I ____ in my car every day. Yesterday I ____ a new song.
sing
sang
sing
sang
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What did I
do yesterday?
You sang a new song
sing
sang
_________________.
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begin
began
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
PRESENT PAST
wear wore
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

I like to ____ things I don’t use any more. Yesterday I ____ my old baseball.
sell
sold
sell
sold
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What did I do yesterday?
You sold your
old baseball
sell
sold
___________
__________.
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I always _____ my tools on my garage wall. Last weekend I _____ the rake on the garage wall.
hang
hung
hang
hung
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