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| Positive | Shetalked about it last Sunday. |
| Negative | Shedidn’t talk about it last Sunday. |
| Questions | Did shetalk about it last Sunday? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t. Why did she talk about it? |
We use the past simple tense for past actions or past situations.
Some verbs have an irregular past form. The list of irregular verbs is given at the end of the book.
The past simple tense is the same in all persons except in the past tense of be.
| I, HE, SHE, IT | WE, YOU, THEY | |
| Positive | He was at home yesterday | They were at home yesterday. |
| Negative | He wasn’t at home yesterday. | They weren’t at home yesterday. |
| Questions | Was he at home yesterday? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t. Where was he? | Were they at home yesterday? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t. Where were they? |
The following adverbs and word combinations may be signals of the past simple tense: yesterday, the day before yesterday, yesterday morning (afternoon/evening), last year (month, week, Sunday, …), in 2001, when I was 5, 15 years ago, the other day, in my childhood,....
Ex. 1. Put the verbs in the past simple tense.
1. He (come) to see me on Sunday.
2. They (go) for a walk in the afternoon.
3. We (travel) in the mountains last summer.
4. She (see) this film the other day.
5. I (buy) my car 5 years ago.
6. It (take) me 2 hours to get to my country house.
7. You (look) tired yesterday evening.
8. They (make) us a proposal to unite our companies.
9. She (tell) me to wait for her.
10. We (see) that model in the magazine the day before yesterday.
Ex. 2. Put the verb to be in the past simple tense.
1.Last year I (be) in Paris.
2.He (be) hungry and tired after that trip.
3.He (not / be) very glad to see me.
4.She (be) busy on Monday.
5.We (be) at the restaurant last week.
6.It (not / be) very cold yesterday.
7.You (be) so beautiful in your new dress.
8.We (be) happy to see them at the conference.
9.She (be) alone in the room.
10. You (be) right when you suggested it.
Ex. 3. Make the sentences negative.
1. He came home late yesterday.
2. She bought a lot of perfume for her birthday.
3. I saw him last night.
4. It was my lucky day.
5. They were very happy to learn the news.
6. She stopped to say “Hello” to us.
7. We spoke to her about it a week ago.
8. He took the documents home.
9. We wanted to give him a present.
10.He sold a car yesterday.
Ex. 4. Make the sentences interrogative (yes/no questions).
1. I liked the film.
2. She was sad because of the rain.
3. She read an interesting book last week.
4. You were with Tom at that party.
5. He saw his new boss on Friday.
6. They were happy with the talks.
7. We sent them a fax last week.
8. I came home an hour ago.
9. They called their partners in the morning.
10. She travelled around the world five years ago.
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