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    Unit: 8

    The simple past tense

     Meaning & Use


    Form (structure)
    Exercise
    Meaning & Use
    When do we use the Simple Past tense?
     We use the Simple Past to express the
    idea that an action started and finished at a
    specific time in the past.
    What are some common time expressions
    used with the past tense?
    Examples:
    I saw Maria yesterday.

    Last Friday, the students took their


    spelling and vocabulary tests.

    They got married two years ago.


    How do we form the simple past tense . . .?

    English has two


    types of verbs in the  taught
    past tense:
     walked
     Regular verbs  studied
     Irregular verbs  gave
    Look at the
     became
    following list of  cried
    past tense verbs…  lived
    which verbs are  did
    regular, and
    which are
    irregular?
    Regular verbs are verbs that
    ….
    …end with –
    ed
    Simple Form Past Tense
    Walk
    Study
    Cry
    Live
    Irregular verbs are verbs
    that . . . .
    …DON’T end with –ed
    some irregular verbs
    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:

    Simple Past
    teach taught
    bring brought
    Leave left
    Hear heard
    Buy
    bought
    And some irregular verbs
    don’t change at all . . .

    Simple Past
    hit hit
    put put
    set set

    The children set the table every


    Sunday.
    The children set the table last night.
    For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the
    verb in a positive sentence.

    When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. (play)

    Donna ______________ Paris. (visit)


    For irregular verbs, use the correct
    past tense form in positive
    sentences. (We use the same form with different
    subjects .)

    Last week, I ___________ you a letter.


    (send)

    The students __________an English


    exam. (have) They _______ a great job!
    (do)
    For negative sentences, USE

    I went to work
    yesterday.
    I didn’t go to work
    yesterday.
    Exception =
    VERB BE!
    The verb be is special.
    Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T
    with the verb BE. Instead, just
    use:
    For Yes/No questions, USE

    Did you go to work


    yesterday?
    Did you come
    yesterday?
    Put the verbs (between brackets) into the correct
    form (simple past).

    Last year, I (spend) ________my


    holiday in Ireland. It (be)
    ________great. I (travel)___________
    around the city by car with two
    friends and we (visit) ________lots of
    interesting places. In the evenings,
    we usually (go)_______ to a café.
    We (be) ________very lucky with
    the weather. It (not / rain)___________
    a lot. We(see) ________some
    beautiful rainbows.
    Student Practice:

    Go to this website with a


    classmate to practice what you
    have learned or reviewed today:

    http://www.quia.com/quiz/664
    418.html
    Sources:

     http://www.authorstream.com/Presentati
    on/bbogage-11679-simple-past-tense-e
    ducation-ppt-powerpoint/
     http://www.slideshare.net/LALA28/the-
    past-simple-ppt-presentation

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