2. Write your answers to these questions….
1. Where did you go?
I went to….
2. When did you go there?
I went in….
3. Who did you go with?
I went with….
4. How did you get there?
I went by….
5. Where did you stay?
I stayed….
3. 6. How long where you there?
I was there for….
7. What was the weather like?
It was….
8. What did you do during the day?
During the day I….
9. What did you do in the evening?
In the evening I….
10. Did you buy any souvenirs?
Yes, I did. I bought…. Or No, I did not
4. When do we use past simple?
We use the past simple tense when:
1. The event is in the past.
2. The event is completely finished
i.e. we use the past simple tense to talk about an action or
situation either short or long in the past.
5. Let’s look at an example!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and
composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing
at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
He was only 35 years old when he died.
Note: was/lived/started/wrote/died are all past simple.
6. Construction
Regular: Irregular:
verb+ “ed” use the past form
Work → worked speak → spoke
Jump → jumped drink → drank
Play → played teach → taught
In the questions and negatives: we use did/didn’t + infinitive
Example: Did you enjoy the movie?
Yes, I did. Or No, I didn’t.
7. How to pronounce the “ed”
• When “ed” is part of the past tense of a regular verb, it can be
pronounced as / Id /, / t / or / d / depending on the final
sound of the root verb.
Example:
/d/ /t/ /Id/
Called asked acted
spelled baked crowded
filled missed ended
