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Simple Past Tense. Simple Past Tense. When?. When should we use past tense? 1. A past action e.g. I went to school yesterday. . 2. A past truth e.g. They were very rich a year ago. Adverbs that usually use in past tense.:. A year ago. Two days ago. Last night. Yesterday. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Simple Past Tense
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Simple Past Tense
When?
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When should we use past tense?
1. A past actione.g. I went to school yesterday..2. A past truthe.g. They were very rich a year ago.
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Adverbs that usually use in past tense.:
Yesterday A year ago
Last night Two days ago
Last Sunday The day before yesterday
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Structure of simple past tense with verb ‘to be’:
Question:
Were you/we/they (P) in Japan yesterday?
Was I/he/she/it (S) happy two days ago?
Statement:
You/We/They(P) were in Japan yesterday.
You/We/They weren’t in Japan yesterday.
I/He/She/It(S) was happy two days ago.
I/He/She/It wasn’t happy two days ago.
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Structure of past tense with other verbs:Question:
Did I/you/we/they go to school yesterday?
she/he it(S/P)
Statement:
I/You/We/They went to school yesterday.
He/She/It (S/P) didn’t go
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1) A past truth
I was a football player in 1992.
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1) A past truth
They were
in an office
yesterday..
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2) A past action
I played with my good friend yesterday.
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2) A past action
We closed the door three minutes ago.
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2) A past action
You cried this morning..
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2) A past action
He cuthis finger last night..
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Exercises
Try your best!!.
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Exercise 1
1. I _____(be) a baby in 1991.2. John _____(be) at home yesterday.
was
was
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3. The children ______ (be) happy last night.4. You ______(be) hot four hours ago.
Exercise 1 (Continued)
were
were
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Exercise 2
1. I ________(walk) to school this morning.2. Helen _______(read) three books last week..
walked
read
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Exercise 2(Continued)
3. They _______(phone) to their friends yesterday.4. It_________(climb) up the tree ten minutes ago.
phoned
climbed
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The End
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Hints
* yesterday* last _________
* ______ ______ ago* this morning
* in (1994)
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was
I
She It
He
be was
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were
You
We
They
be were
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+edclimb climbedplay playedtalk talkedwalk walkedwash washed watch watched
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+d
close closedlike likedlive lived
phone phoned
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+ied
carry carriedcry cried
study studiedtry tried
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no changecost costcut cuthit hit
read readshut shut
put put