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Simple past tense
Simple past tense
Simple past tense
The simple
past tense
In which situations do we use
the simple past tense?
We use Simple Past Tense: Completed actions in
the past.
What are the time expressions
used with the past tense?
How do we form the simple past
tense ?
English has two typestwo types
of verbs in the past
tense:
 taught
 walked
 studied
 gave
 became
 cried
 lived
 did
Look at the following
list of past tense
verbs
Which verbs are
regular, and which
are irregular?
 Regular verbs
 Irregular verbs
RegularRegular verbs are verbs that
Simple Form Past Tense
Walk
Study
Cry
Live
end with eded
IrregularIrregular verbs are verbs that
DO NOT end with eded
Have a vowel change in the past tense:
Simple Form Past Tense
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot
Other irregular verbs
Have a different kind of change:
SimpleSimple PastPast
teach taughttaught
bring broughtbrought
Leave leftleft
Hear heardheard
Buy boughtbought
And some irregular verbs
DO NOT change at all . . .
SimpleSimple PastPast
hit hit
put put
set set
The children set the table every Sunday.
The children set the table last night.
REGULARREGULAR VERBS IN
POSITIVE SENTENCES
When I was a child, I ___________ (play) the piano.
She __________ (live) and ___________(study) in
Paris when she was younger.
IIRREGULARRREGULAR VERBS IN
POSITIVE SENTENCES
Last week, I ___________ (send) you
a letter.
The students ________(give) a
speech in English. They __________
(do) a great job!
NEGATIVE SENTENCESNEGATIVE SENTENCES
I went to work
yesterday.
Carl didnt godidnt go to work
because he was sick.
Examples:
I saw (see) Maria yesterdayyesterday.
Last weekLast week, I bought (buy)a new
computer game.
They got (get) married two years agotwo years ago.
QUESTION SENTENCES
Did you sleep well last night?
Yes, I slept well last night.
Yes, I did.
Did you watch the movie yesterday?
No, I didnt watch the movie
yesterday.
No, I didnt.
Where did she go last winter?
She went to Uluda last winter.
What did you do last weekend?
I went to cinema last weekend.
Simple past tense

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  • 5. In which situations do we use the simple past tense? We use Simple Past Tense: Completed actions in the past.
  • 6. What are the time expressions used with the past tense?
  • 7. How do we form the simple past tense ? English has two typestwo types of verbs in the past tense: taught walked studied gave became cried lived did Look at the following list of past tense verbs Which verbs are regular, and which are irregular? Regular verbs Irregular verbs
  • 8. RegularRegular verbs are verbs that Simple Form Past Tense Walk Study Cry Live end with eded
  • 9. IrregularIrregular verbs are verbs that DO NOT end with eded Have a vowel change in the past tense: Simple Form Past Tense become became give gave drive drove forget forgot
  • 10. Other irregular verbs Have a different kind of change: SimpleSimple PastPast teach taughttaught bring broughtbrought Leave leftleft Hear heardheard Buy boughtbought
  • 11. And some irregular verbs DO NOT change at all . . . SimpleSimple PastPast hit hit put put set set The children set the table every Sunday. The children set the table last night.
  • 12. REGULARREGULAR VERBS IN POSITIVE SENTENCES When I was a child, I ___________ (play) the piano. She __________ (live) and ___________(study) in Paris when she was younger.
  • 13. IIRREGULARRREGULAR VERBS IN POSITIVE SENTENCES Last week, I ___________ (send) you a letter. The students ________(give) a speech in English. They __________ (do) a great job!
  • 14. NEGATIVE SENTENCESNEGATIVE SENTENCES I went to work yesterday. Carl didnt godidnt go to work because he was sick.
  • 15. Examples: I saw (see) Maria yesterdayyesterday. Last weekLast week, I bought (buy)a new computer game. They got (get) married two years agotwo years ago.
  • 16. QUESTION SENTENCES Did you sleep well last night? Yes, I slept well last night. Yes, I did. Did you watch the movie yesterday? No, I didnt watch the movie yesterday. No, I didnt.
  • 17. Where did she go last winter? She went to Uluda last winter. What did you do last weekend? I went to cinema last weekend.