Talking about Past Events

Talking about Past Events

An Introduction

Multiple Choice

What kind of tense do you use to talk about actions or events in the past in which the time of the events is important?

• Present Tense

• Past Tense

• Future Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

• Past Continuous Tense

YOU GOT IT!

The past tense is used to talk about actions or events in the past in which the time of the events is important.

They start and finish in the past. Otherwise, we use the present perfect tense to talk about events that start in the past and finish at the present.

Now Let's look at the formula!

Simple Past Tense Formula

We have to pay attention also to the 'SPELLING' rules of the REGULAR VERBS

Some verbs have different spelling depend on it's ending.

Open Ended

Now can you write the past form of 'finish'?

Wow, you seem to master the topic. Now, let's try your comprehension

Shall we....

Multiple Select

Now, we use the past tense to talk about :

• something that happen once in the past

• something action that happened in the past but the effect are still there

• something that happen several times

• for something that happened before and after a specific time

• for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

Multiple Choice

Which verb is "irregular"?

• play

• get

• study

• try

Multiple Choice

What is the simple past form of "BUY"?

• Bought

• Baught

• buyed

Multiple Choice

What is the simple past form of "STUDY"?

• Stuyied

• Studied

• Studying

Multiple Choice

Did your parents have a house 10 years ago?

• No, they haven't.

• No, they don't.

• No, they didn't.

• No, they did.

Multiple Choice

I ___________ cellphones when I ______ a child.

• didn't use - were

• didn't use - be

• didn't used - was

• didn't use - was