The Simple Past Tense

​THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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​​We use the past tense to talk about:

• something that happened once in the past:

We visited our grandparents last year.

• something that happened several times in the past:

When I was a child, I played outside all day long, I enjoyed spending time with my friends.​

• we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

I bought my car a long time ago.

​USE of The Simple Past Tense

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​Forms of the Simple Past Tense

​REGULAR VERBS:

Example: PLAY - PLAYED​

IRREGULAR VERBS:

Example: GO - WENT​

Some signal words:

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YESTERDAY

LAST WEEK ​(MONDAY, YEAR, MONTH)

TWO DAYS AGO

IN 1999​

Multiple Choice

Yesterday I _____________ to my supervisor's house.

• goed

• go

• went

• wented

Multiple Choice

The boys __________ football last Sunday.

• plays

• played

• playd

• play

Multiple Choice

Did you _______ ice-cream yesterday?

• eat

• ate

• eated

• eats

Multiple Choice

Did you travel to Paris last month?

• No, I did.

• Yes, I did.

• Yes, did I

• No, he didn't

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