Simple Past Tense

Past Experience

By Lutfi Muinah

Using simple past​

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Doing the excercises​

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Let's write about ​something special that is very memorable for us!

​Telling Past Experience

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Let's read the text before!​

​My First Time at School

​Last week was the first day I was late to school.

I had never came late to school before.

Before sleeping, I set my alarm to 05.00.

But then, I woke up at 08.00 because the alarm didn’t ring.

After I woke up, I realized that my alarm was broken.

I panicked and rushed to bathroom and changed to my school uniform.

I grab my bike and rode it with full speed to school.

When I arrived, I was punished for being late.

The next day, I bought a new alarm to prevent me from doing the same mistake.

 

Please be focuse on the past verb and the adverb of time!​

Replace this text with your body text.

​Duplicate this text as many times as you would like.

Adverb of Time​

​come, set, woke up, realized,

​rushed, cganged, grab, rode, arrived, punished, bought.

Past verb​

Past Verb and Adverb of Time​

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​Pattern

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S+ Verb II (past) + O+ adverb of time

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S+ did not+ Verb I+ O+ adverb of time

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Did+ S+ Verb I+ O+ adverb of time?​

Simple Past Tense

Showing past habbits or something happened in the past

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Using past verb (Verb II) in positive form

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Using infinitive in negative and introgative forms​

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Using the auxulary "did" for all subjects​

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​Examples

Anisa we​nt to Bangkalan two weeks ago

Anisa did not go to bangkalan two weeks ago

Did Anisa go to Bangkalan two weeks ago?​

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Please focus on the word went in the first sentence and the word went in the second and third sentences​!

​Next to the second example

The students studied English with Mr. Ali yesterday

The students did not study English with Mr. ali yesterday

Did the students study English with Mr. Ali yesterday?

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My mother swept the floor yesterday morning

My mother did not sweep the floor yesterday morning

Did my mother sweep the floor yesterday morning?​

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I ate fried noodle last night

I did not eat fried noodle last night

Did I eat fried noodle last night?​

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Multiple Choice

I ... to school alone yesterday

• go

• goes

• went

• going

Multiple Choice

We....in the restaurant two days ago

• eating

• ate

• eat

• eaten

Multiple Choice

Ardi.... in this sofa this morning

• slept

• sleep

• sleeping

• asleep

Multiple Choice

.....He read his novel last night?

• Do

• Does

• Can

• Did

Multiple Choice

They.... the music a weeks ago

• listening

• listen

• listened

• listens

See you later....​

Thank you for your nice attention​