The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense is used for completed actions in the past and lists common time expressions used with the past tense, such as "yesterday" and "last week." It then describes how regular verbs are formed in the past tense by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs have varying forms, such as vowel changes, no changes, or a different word altogether. Examples of both regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense are provided.
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
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!
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.