The past of the verb BE

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1 How do we form the simple past tense . . .?English has two types of verbs in the past tense: Regular verbs Irregular verbsRegular verbs are verbs that .end with edSimple FormPast TenseWalk

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Irregular verbs are verbs that . . . .DONT end with ed , THEY CHANGEExamplesSimple FormPast Tensego wentbuyboughtdrive droveforgetforgot

Come came Do- didDrink drankEat ateFind- foundGet gotDrive droveGo wentHave hadHear heardKnow knewLeave leftPut - putIrregular verbsread read /red/ Say - saidSell soldSit satsleep- slepttake tooktell toldthink thoughtunderstand understoodwear woremake mademeet metPRACTICE

IYouHeSheItWeYouTheyworked in the garden yesterday.danced at the party last night.carried the heavy box.bought new shoes.

AFFIRMATIVE FORMSubject + verb(past) + complement8In order to make sentences in Simple Past,we need.Time Expressionsyesterdaylast week/ month/ yearin 2011a week/ month / year ago Robert played soccer yesterday.

Mario played tennis last month.

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

didnt play tennis last weekend.

didnt clean the windows.

didnt go the dentist.

NEGATIVE FORMSubject + didnt + verb(present) + complement10Interrogative statementsDid you travel two months ago?Yes, I did.No, I didnt.

Did he use my laptop yesterday?Yes, he did.No, he didnt.Did we play football last week?Yes, we did.No, we didn`t.

Did + Subject + verb(present) + complement ?REMEMBER

PRESENTI go to work by bus.

PASTI went to work by bus.

I dont go to work by bus.Do you go to work by bus?I didnt go to work by bus.Did you go to work by bus?

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