

Simple Past Tense
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
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Marissa Ray
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Simple Past Tense
What is the past tense? When do we use it? How do we form the past tense?

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When do we use the past tense?
The past tense is used when we talk about events that happened BEFORE NOW or IN THE PAST.
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Words we will see in a sentence that tell use to use the past tense….
Yesterday
Last night
Last weekend
Last class
Last week
Last year
10 minutes ago
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How to form the SIMPLE past:
VERB + -ed
Examples:
walk walked
talk talked
cook cooked
look looked
paint painted
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Poll
What is the correct form in the past tense for "TALK" ?
talk
talks
talked
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Poll
What is the correct form in the past tense for "LOOK" ?
look
looks
looked
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EXAMPLES
1. Yesterday, I _________ (to watch) TV.
2. My friends __________(to play) soccer
last week.
3. She ____________ (to talk) to her mom on the phone.
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EXAMPLES
1. Yesterday, I watched TV.
2. My friends played soccer
last week.
3. She talked to her mom on the phone.
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Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Yesterday, I
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: We
Type answer...
Simple Past Tense
What is the past tense? When do we use it? How do we form the past tense?

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