Past Simple

Form
(+) i/you/he/she/it/we/they worked I/he/she/it was late
(-) i/you/he/she/it/we/they did not work. You/we/the were late
(?) Did i/you/he/she/it/we/they work? Was I /he/she/it late?
Were you/we/they late?
Uses
1. Talking about completed actions that happened in the past.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
2. Referring to a definite moment or period in the past.
Did you discuss the problem at last week’s meeting?
3. Describing something, e.g. the history of a company. In reports, e.g. a company’s annual report.
Practice
Complete each sentence with a verb: become, decide, finish, get, put, renovate
and a time adverb: at, at, in, in, on, on
1. We … to have the conference call … Friday morning.
2. I worked hard last year and I … a good bonus … December.
3. We … the meeting … seven o’clock in the evening.
4. They say they … the money in our account … the 21st.
5. We … the building … the beginning of the year.
6. Klaus Kleinfeld … chief executive of Siemens …2005