The Simple Past Tense
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The Simple Past Tense
Universidad de San José.
Lic. Mainor Novo Castillo
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Uses of the Simle Past Tense
Finished actions
Results *
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Subject + verb + complement
I played with you yesterday.
Molly saw me in the restaurant last night.
We all loved the new TV series.
Henry was with my sister last year.
We were happy when we were young.
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There are 2 ways of forming a past sentence
. Verb to Be
. All other verbs
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Regular Verbs (ed ending)
Played
Washed
Needed
Peeled
Cooked
Stopped
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct spelling in past for the verb Shop
Shoped
Shopped
shopd
shopet
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Multiple Choice
Chose the correct spelling in past for the verb Like
Likeed
Likt
Liket
Liked
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Multiple Choice
Chose the correct spelling in past for the verb Study
Studied
Studid
Studyied
Studyed
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the correct spelling in past for the verb Stay
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Write the correct spelling in past for the verb Try
Type answer...
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Irregular verbs
These verbs aren't conjugated with the -ed ending form
Each one has its own conjugation form, that's why they are called irregular.
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Examples
Bend / Bent
Learn / Learnt / Learned
Quit / Quit / Quitted
Bring / Brought
Write / Wrote
Read / Read
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Poll
I had a very good childhood!
Yes
So so
Definetly not
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Poll
I watched Dragon Ball when I was a kid.
Of course I watched it!
No, I didn't watch it
What is Dragon Ball?
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Poll
I played with my friends until night.
I did too!
I didn't
I didn't have any friends
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Negative form
(+) I went with you
(-) I didn't go with you
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Negative
Subject + did not (didn't) + verb + complement
She didn't write the book.
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(Yes/No) Questions:
Did you have a good time?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't
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(Information) Questions:
Where did you go?
What did you see?
Who did you meet?
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct past form:
Daniela cook chicken yesterday
Daniela cooks chicken yesterday
Daniela cooked chicken yesterday
Daniela did cooked chicken yesterday
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct past tense form:
I didn't did my homework
I didn't my homework
I do don't my homework
I didn't do my homework
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct form:
What did you do last year?
What did you did last year?
What do you did last year?
What do you do last year?
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Simple Past with the verb To Be
Subject + was / were + complement
I was happy to see her.
She was happy to see me
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Was= I, she, he, it, everybody. somebody. someone, noone, etc...
Were= You, we, they
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Negative:
Was not = Wasn't
Were not = Weren't
I wasn't there with my friends.
We weren't in the restaurant last night.
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(Yes/No) Questions:
Was Fran in your house?
Were you together?
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(Information) Questions:
Where was Fran?
What were you doing?
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Fill in the Blanks
How was your first kiss? Write your experience
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
How was your first day of high scool?
Type answer...
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Open Ended
Explain in 5 sentences your first experience speaking English. Use the simple past tense
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Pre-Listening
Ages
How have you been?
Flat
Dream job
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Listening Practice
Listen to the conversation and answer:
- How long have they not seen each other?
- Where was Selena?
- Was Selena's job good?
- How long ago did Patrick marry?
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After listening
Describe Selena's experience in London. Use your imagination
The Simple Past Tense
Universidad de San José.
Lic. Mainor Novo Castillo
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