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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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English

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CCSS
L.4.1B, L.1.1J, L.5.1.B-D

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. 

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Carmen was in the park yesterday.


Tomas and Luis were happy.

In the negative form, we change was to wasn't and were to weren't.

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Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences and choose the one with the correct use of WAS - WERE / WASN'T-WEREN'T.

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Julia and some friends was at the party yesterday.

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Julia and some friends were at the party yesterday.

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Multiple Choice

The simple past of be is:

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was -were

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are-is

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Multiple Choice

The negative form of was and were are:

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aren't - isn't

2

wasn't - weren't

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Multiple Choice

Read and choose the correct answer:

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Paula wasn't at school yesterday, she was at home.

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Pula weren't at school yesterday, she were at home.

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REGULAR VERBS

Regular verbs are defined as having both their past simple tense and past participle forms constructed by adding the suffixes “-d” or “-ed” to the end of the word.

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Tommy moved to a new apartment last week.

(Example of affirmative sentences using a regular verb)

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IRREGULAR VERBS

A verb in which the past tense is not formed by adding the usual -ed ending. Examples of irregular verbs are sing (past tense sang); feel (felt); go (went).

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They went to the park yesterday.

(Affirmative sentences using an irregular verb.)

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Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST FORM OF LIVE:

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leave

2

lived

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past form of go:

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goes

2

went

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb form in the sentence:

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I studied English.

2

I studyied English.

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Affirmative: I cooked dinner yesterday.

Negative: I didn't cook dinner yesterday.

(Example with regular verbs)

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Affirmative: I went to Miami last week.

Negative: I didn't go to Miami last week.

(Example with an irregular verb)

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Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT NEGATIVE FORM:

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He didn't study French.

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He didn't studied French.

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Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM:

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I didn´t bough food. It was expensive.

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I didn't buy food. It was expensive.

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QUESTIONS IN PAST

DID + SUBJECT + VERB INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENT?

DID CAMILA WATCH TV YESTERDAY?

YES, SHE DID.

NO, SHE DIDN'T.

DID YOUR FATHER GO TO THE BEACH LAST WEEK ?

YES, HE DID.

NO, HE DIDN'T.

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Answer these questions:

  • DID YOU WORK TODAY?

  • DID YOU DANCE TODAY?

  • DID YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC IN THE MORNING?

  • DID YOU WORK YESTERDAY?

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. 

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