PAST SIMPLE

DEFINITION

Simple past tense verbs, also called past simple or preterite, show action that occurred and was completed at a particular time in the past. The simple past tense of regular verbs is marked by the ending -d or -ed. Irregular verbs have a variety of endings.

TIME EXPRESSIONS

- Yesterday - Last week - Last month

- One week ago - Two months ago

- Three years ago - Yesterday morning

- In 1990 - The day before yesterday

- In March - On Sunday

- When I was born

EXERCISES

Put the verbs into the simple past

1. Last year I (go).......................to England on holiday.
2. It (be)................ fantastic.
3. I (visit)...................... lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk).................. in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go).......................to pubs.
6. The weather (be).......................... strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain)............  a lot.
8. But we (see) .................. some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you).................  your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs