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Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense. Simple Past Tense. When?. When should we use past tense? 1. A past action e.g. I went to school yesterday. . 2. A past truth e.g. They were very rich a year ago. Adverbs that usually use in past tense.:. A year ago. Two days ago. Last night. Yesterday.

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Simple Past Tense

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  1. Simple Past Tense

  2. Simple Past Tense When?

  3. When should we use past tense? 1. A past actione.g. I went to school yesterday..2. A past truthe.g. They were very rich a year ago.

  4. Adverbs that usually use in past tense.: A year ago Two days ago Last night Yesterday The day before yesterday Last Sunday

  5. Structure of simple past tense with verb ‘to be’: Question: Were you/we/they(P)in Japan yesterday? Was I/he/she/it(S)happy two days ago? Statement: You/We/They(P)were in Japan yesterday. You/We/Theyweren’tin Japan yesterday. I/He/She/It(S) washappy two days ago. I/He/She/Itwasn’thappy two days ago.

  6. Structure of past tense with other verbs: Question: DidI/you/we/they go to school yesterday? she/he it(S/P) Statement: I/You/We/Theywent to school yesterday. He/She/It(S/P)didn’t go

  7. 1) A past truth I was a football player in 1992.

  8. 1) A past truth They were in an office yesterday..

  9. 2) A past action I playedwith my good friend yesterday.

  10. 2) A past action We closedthe door three minutes ago.

  11. 2) A past action You criedthis morning..

  12. 2) A past action He cut his finger last night..

  13. Exercises Try your best!!.

  14. Exercise 1 was 1. I _____(be) a baby in 1991. 2. John _____(be) at home yesterday. was

  15. Exercise 1 (Continued) 3. The children ______ (be) happy last night. 4. You______(be) hot four hours ago. were were

  16. Exercise 2 1. I ________(walk) to school this morning. 2. Helen _______(read) three books last week.. walked read

  17. Exercise 2(Continued) 3. They _______(phone) to their friends yesterday. 4. It_________(climb) up the tree ten minutes ago. phoned climbed

  18. The End

  19. Hints * yesterday * last _________ * this morning * ______ ______ ago * in (1994)

  20. be was I He was She It

  21. be were You were We They

  22. +ed climb climbed play played talk talked walk walked wash washed watch watched

  23. +d close closed like liked live lived phone phoned

  24. +ied carry carried cry cried study studied try tried

  25. no change cost cost cut cut hit hit read read shut shut put put

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