Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense

What is the past tense? When do we use it? How do we form the past tense?

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. 

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

How to form the SIMPLE past:

VERB   +    -ed

Examples:

walk   walked

talk talked

cook cooked

look looked

paint   painted

Poll

What is the correct form in the past tense for "TALK" ?

• talk

• talks

• talked

Poll

What is the correct form in the past tense for "LOOK" ?

• look

• looks

• looked

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.

EXAMPLES

1. Yesterday, I watched TV. 

2. My friends played soccer

last week.

3. She talked to her mom on the phone.