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The Past Tense

The Past Tense. Past simple, perfect, and progressive. Verb Forms . plane / arrive / France. ✔ The plane arrived in France. Past Simple. Function : An action that ended at a point in the past. Form : subject + verb + “-ed” / irregular verb form.

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The Past Tense

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  1. The Past Tense Past simple, perfect, and progressive

  2. Verb Forms

  3. plane / arrive / France ✔ The plane arrived in France.

  4. Past Simple • Function: An action that ended at a point in the past. • Form: subject + verb + “-ed”/ irregular verb form • Example: Hetraveled yesterday. subject verb + “-ed”

  5. Past Simple Practice! • Remember: subject + verb + “-ed” or irregular ending • She / visit / Australia • We / buy / souvenirs • You / go / museum • I / learn / culture

  6. girl / write / postcard ✔ The girl was writing a postcard.

  7. Past Progressive • Function: An action that was in progress at a particular time in the past. • Form: subject + aux (was/were) + verb + “-ing” • Example: He was traveling yesterday. subject aux verb + “-ing”

  8. Past Progressive Practice! • Remember: subject + aux (was/were) + verb + “-ing” • They / return / home • I / find / directions • He / take / taxi • You / avoid / pickpockets

  9. He / see / pyramids ✔ He had seen the pyramids.

  10. Past Perfect • Function: An action that happened before another in the past. • Form: subject + aux (had) + past participle • Example: He had traveled yesterday. subject aux past participle

  11. Past Perfect Practice! • Remember: subject + aux (had) + past participle • You / spot / Statue of Liberty • We / go / Ireland • They / unpack / suitcase • He / be / Germany

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