* Simple Past Tense , Geçmiş Zaman demektir. Geçmişte meydana gelmiş olaylardan bahsederken kullanılır. Eylemsiz cümleler için was / were , Eylemli cümleler için düzenli ( regular ) ve düzensiz ( irregular ) fiiller kullanılır.

* Düzenli fiiller ; Kullandığımız düzenli fiilin son harfi e ile bitiyorsa sonuna d getirilir.

I completed my homework yesterday / Ataturk died in 1938

* Kullandığımız düzenli fiilin son harfi sessiz harf ise sonuna ed getirilir

Asia called her mother twice yesterday. / We visited national museum * Kullandığımız düzenli fiilin son harfi y ise ve y den önce sessiz bir harf var ise y harfi düşer fiilin sonuna ied getirilir His little brother cried very much after his mother.

Exercises 1- Our grandchildren _______ ( visit ) us last Saturday.

2 – His mother __________ ( invite ) us to have dinner.

3- We _______ ( watch ) the match with our friends at home.

4 – Jason ________ ( wash ) his car last weekend

5- Sharon ________ ( talk ) to her doctor two weeks ago

6- Matthew _______ ( carry ) eight boxes yesterday

visited

invited

washed

talked

carried

watched

7- Atatürk ______ ( die ) in Dolmabahçe Palace , in 1938

8-I _______ (found) a theatre club when I was at university

9- Our Junior ______ ( bark ) all night.

10-The students ______ ( ask ) many questions in the exam

11- Lucy ______ ( tidy ) her room with her mother.

12-The baby ______ ( smile ) at me

died

founded

barked

asked

tidied

smiled

Düzensiz Fiiller ; Bu fiillerin Geniş Zaman hali Geçmiş Zaman halinden farklıdır.

* I had lunch at the school canteen an hour ago * They saw me in front of the cinema * We went to a disco last Saturday.

Ecercises1- We _______ ( have ) rice for lunch two hours ago.

2- I _________ ( buy ) three kilos of apples last Sunday.

3- Mell __________ ( bring ) his girlfriend to the party yesterday

4- Tarkan _____( sing ) many songs at the concert.

had

bought

brought

sang

5- Alice ______ ( sleep ) ten hours yesterday.

6- He _____ ( pay ) lots of money for this scrap

7-I _____ (get up) at 5 because

I ____ (have) an exam

8-The gluttonous ____ ( eat )

fifty pieces of cake at the coctail

9- Our boss ____ ( fly ) to London last week.

10- It ______ ( be ) Sue’s 16th birthday last Monday.

slept

paid

got uphad

ate

flew

was

I didn’t go to school yesterday.

NEGATIVE QUESTION Did you go to school yesterday ? Yes , I went to school.

She didn’t wash the dishes

Did she wash the dishes ? No , she didn’t wash the dishes.

We didn’t have dinner at a restaurant. Did you have dinner at a restaurant ? No , we didn’t

They didn’t play cards with their friends. Did they play card with their friends ? Yes , they did

* Örneklerde görüldüğü gibi olumsuz ve soru yapılarında do yardımcı fiilinin geçmiş zaman hali did kullanıldığında asıl fiil yalın halde kullanılır.