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Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense. We use the simple past tense to talk about what happened at a definite time in the past. There are some common expressions we use: yesterday, last night, a month ago, last week, yesterday afternoon, etc. Regular Verbs ( 規則動詞). Most verbs ( + ed)

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Simple Past Tense

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  1. Simple Past Tense • We use the simple past tense to talk about what happened at a definite time in the past. There are some common expressions we use: • yesterday, • last night, • a month ago, • last week, • yesterday afternoon, etc

  2. Regular Verbs (規則動詞) • Most verbs ( + ed) walk→walked play →played • Verbs ending in e (+d) live →lived use →used • Verbs ending in a consonant (輔音) + y (-y + ied) (consonant: p, t, r, etc) cry →cried carry →carried • Short verbs ending in a vowel (元音) + a consonant (vowel: a, e, i, o, u) (double the consonant + y) stop →stopped shop →shopped

  3. Irregular Verbs (不規則動詞) • No change cost →cost put →put • Change the vowel (元音) or the consonant (輔音) come →came ring →rang make →made sit →sat • Change the whole word buy →bought do →did

  4. Negative Sentences (否定句) We add “did not” before the main verb to form negative sentence. (did not = didn’t) • I did notsee Sandy this morning. • John did notgo to church last Sunday. • David did notwatch TV last night.

  5. Questions We add “Did” before the subject (主語) and put a “ ? ” at the end to form question. • Did you have breakfast this morning? • Did you wash the dishes last night? • Did you bring the umbrella?

  6. The Verb “to be” Statements: • “I / He / She / It”was very good. • “You / We / They”were very smart. Questions: • Was“I / he / she / it” very good? • Were“you / we / they” very smart? Negative sentences: • “I / He / She / It”was not very good. • “You / We / They”were not very smart.

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