SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE
PAST
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

TENSE

PREPARED BY MADEL PEREZ

 OBJECTIVES:
OBJECTIVES
:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be
able to:
• summarize the definition of simple past tense;
• participate in the revision of the words used
in a sentence to simple past tense; and
• review a text and change the incorrect tense
of a verb used to simple past tense.
 MOTIVATION:
Tell something that happened to you that is related to this picture
 MOTIVATION:
Tell something that happened to you that is related to this picture
 MOTIVATION:
Tell something that happened to you that is related to this picture
It is used to show a Example:
completed or finished
activity that happened in •Pfizer developed a
the past. Covid-19 vaccine.
‘developed’ is the past
tense of ‘develop’
•China gave a free
vaccine to the
Philippines.
‘gave’ is the past tense
of ‘give’
Base form of
the verb + ed
Forming
the
Example: simple
Jump + ed = past
tense
jumped
of a
Visit + ed = visited regular
Play + ed = played verb
 1. If a verb of one syllable ends with 6
consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final
consonant and add ‘ed’.
spelling
rules in
Example: changing
Chat = chatted a regular
This verb has one syllable and
verb to
ends with ‘hat’. simple
past
tense
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spelling
rules in
Stop = Stopped changing
Blur = Blurred a regular
verb to
Beg = Begged simple
past
Plan = Planned tense
2. If the final consonant is w, x or
6
y, don’t double it. Just add ed. spelling
rules in
changing
Example: a regular
Play = Played verb to
‘Play’ is in the base form that ends
simple
with ‘y’. past
tense
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spelling
rules in
Fix = Fixed changing
Glow = Glowed
a regular
verb to
Stay = Stayed simple
past
tense
3. If the last syllable of a longer verb is stressed 6
and ends with consonant-vowel-consonant,
double the last consonant and add ‘ed’
spelling
rules in
Example: changing
Occur = occurred
a regular
verb to
simple
Occur has two syllables and past
stress on the last syllable: tense
Oc-CUR
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spelling
rules in
Prefer = Preffered changing
Permit = Permitted
a regular
verb to
Rebel = Rebelled simple
past
tense
4. If the first syllable of a longer verb is stressed 6
and the verb ends with consonant-vowel-
consonant, just add ‘ed’
spelling
rules in
Example: changing
Open = opened
a regular
verb to
Open has two syllables and simple
stress on the first syllable: past
tense
O-pen
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spelling
rules in
Enter = Entered changing
Swallow = Swallowed
a regular
verb to
Borrow = Borrowed simple
past
Alter = Altered tense
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5. If the verb ends ‘e’, just add ‘d’
spelling
rules in
Example: changing
Abuse = Abused
a regular
verb to
‘Abuse’ ends with letter e. simple
past
tense
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spelling
rules in
Agree = Agreed changing
Binge = Binged
a regular
verb to
Dodge = Dodged simple
past
Force = Forced tense
6. If the verb ends with a consonant and 6
y, change the ‘ y’ to ‘i’ and add ’ed’ spelling
rules in
Example: changing
a regular
Cry = cried
verb to
simple
‘cry’ ends with a ‘y’ and past
before it is a consonant ‘r’ tense
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spelling
rules in
Fry = Fried changing
Worry = Worried
a regular
verb to
Fly = Flied simple
past
Study = Studied tense
 There’s no specific rule in changing a
irregular verb to a simple past tense. It
usually stays as it is or change its Forming
spelling. the
Irregular Verb Simple Past simple
Tense
Burst Burst
past
tense
Feel Felt
of a
Spin Spun irregular
Do Did verb
Go went
Irregular Verb Simple Past
Tense Forming
Shake Shook the
Make Made
simple
past
Take Took tense
of a
Think Thought irregular
verb
See Saw
HOW TO USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE?

In a statement use this word order:

Subject
+ Simple past tense of
the verb

The police caught the thief yesterday.

S V
LET’S TRY!
Change the italicized verb to simple past tense
1. DOST grants 5 million funds to La Union firm for the
production of surgical masks.
Answer: DOST granted 5 million funds to La Union
firm for the production of surgical masks.

2. DOH has not supply Manila with COVID-19 vaccines in

5 days says Mayor Isko.
Answer: DOH has not supplied Manila with COVID-
19 vaccines in 5 days says Mayor Isko.
LET’S TRY!
Change the italicized verb to simple past tense
3. Myanmar declares martial law in Yangon.
Answer: Myanmar declared martial law in Yangon.

4. Mandaluyong City implements unified curfew hours.

Answer: Mandaluyong City implemented unified
curfew hours.
LET’S TRY!
Change the italicized verb to simple past tense
5. Philippine government buys Sinovac Biotech’s
COVID-19 vaccines.
Answer: Philippine government bought Sinovac
Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines.
LET’S TRY!
Create a sentence using a simple past tense
about the following pictures
LET’S TRY!
Create a sentence using a simple past tense
about the following pictures
LET’S TRY!
Create a sentence using a simple past tense
about the following pictures