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    The Simple Past Tense: E Learning #9

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    The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense is used to talk about actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past. It then discusses the formation of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Regular past tense verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern and must be memorized. Examples of forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple past tense are provided.

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    The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense is used to talk about actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past. It then discusses the formation of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Regular past tense verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern and must be memorized. Examples of forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple past tense are provided.

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    E learning #9

    The simple
    past tense

     Meaning & Use


    Form (structure)
    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 Annisa 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 past tense:  taught
     walked
     Regular verbs  studied
     Irregular verbs  gave
    Look at the following  became
    list of past tense  cried
    verbs…  lived
    which verbs are regular,
     did
    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?

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