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The simple past (die “einfache Vergangenheit” = abgeschlossene/s Handlung/Ereignis in der Vergangenheit)

Regular verbs (regelmäßige Verben)

Example: I watch TV every evening. (present tense)

I watched TV last night. (simple past – add ‘ed’) 1 Complete the sentences on the right with the simple past form.

Present tense Simple past

I clean the house every week. 1 I _____________ the house last week.

I play tennis every Sunday. 2 I _____________ tennis last Sunday.

I cook dinner every evening. 3 I _____________ dinner yesterday evening.

I walk to work every day. 4 I _____________ to work yesterday.

I finish work at 5 o’clock every day. 5 I _____________ work at 5 o’clock yesterday.

I watch TV every evening. 6 I _____________ TV last night.

I start work at 8.00 every morning. 7 I _____________ work at 8.00 yesterday morning.

Irregular verbs (unregelmäßige Verben)

Example: I go to work every day. (present tense)

I went to work yesterday. (simple past – go = went) 2 Complete the sentences on the right with the simple past form.

Present tense Simple past

I have lunch at 2 o’clock every day. 1 I __________ lunch at 2 o’clock yesterday.

I go to the cinema every weekend. 2 I __________ to the cinema last weekend.

I come home at 4 o’clock every day. 3 I __________ home at 4 o’clock yesterday.

I get home by bus every afternoon. 4 I __________ home by bus yesterday afternoon.

I eat Chinese food every day. 5 I __________ Chinese food yesterday.

I drink a cup of coffee every day. 6 I __________ a cup of coffee yesterday.

I fly to Portugal every year. 7 I __________ to Portugal last year.

I buy fruit at the market every Saturday. 8 I __________ fruit at the market last Saturday.

I see my boyfriend every weekend. 9 I __________ my boyfriend last weekend.

I read the newspaper every morning. 10 I __________ the newspaper yesterday morning.

The verb to be Positive & negative

I He She It

was

wasn’t (was not)

busy.

in a pub.

at school.

cold.

You We They

were weren’t

(were not)

busy.

in a pub.

at school.

3 Complete the sentences with was/wasn’t or were/weren’t.

1 The weather _______________________ very nice last week because it was so cold.

2 We didn’t eat dinner because we _______________________ hungry.

3 I had a great holiday in Australia. The people _______________________ so friendly.

4 George W. Bush _______________________ president of the US in 1970.

5 It ___________________________ midnight when I got home.

6 My son didn’t go to school because we ___________________ on holiday.

Questions & short answers

Was I

he she it

busy?

in the pub?

at school?

cold?

Were you

we they

busy?

in the pub?

at school?

Yes,

No,

I he she it

was.

wasn’t.

Yes,

No

you we they

were.

weren’t.

4 Complete the sentences with was or were and then answer them.

1 _____________ you in New York last month? No, I ____________________.

2 _____________ the people in Greece friendly? Yes, they _________________.

3 _____________ Serena at the party last night? Yes, she __________________.

4 _____________ your children at home yesterday? No, they __________________.

5 _____________ your boss in a meeting this morning? No, he ___________________.

6 _____________ you at home yesterday? Yes, I ____________________.