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.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Yesterday, I

(to play) basketball with my friends.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: We

(to walk) to school last week.