past simple 2do Medio

​Past simple

tense

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Poll

How are you feeling right now on the cat scale?

​Todays' class objectives are:

To understand how to describe things ​that happened in the past effectively while keeping respect towards all members of the class.

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Our twenty-first century objective is:​

To use technological devices to learn effectively​.

​Let's play a little game before starting the class...

When was the last time you....

Please answer the questions honestly so we can see truthful ​charts.

Poll

When was the last time you ate chocolate?

• Less than a week ago.

• Two to three weeks ago.

• More than a month ago.

• More than a year ago.

• Never.

Poll

When was the last time you went to the cinema?

• Less than a week ago.

• Two to three weeks ago.

• More than a month ago.

• More than a year ago.

• Never.

Poll

When was the last time you studied for a test?

• Less than a week ago.

• Two to three weeks ago.

• More than a month ago.

• More than a year ago.

• Never.

Poll

When was the last time you went out with friends?

• Less than a week ago.

• Two to three weeks ago.

• More than a month ago.

• More than a year ago.

• Never

Poll

When was the last time you got into a heated argument?

• Less than a week ago.

• Two to three weeks ago.

• More than a month ago.

• More than a year ago.

• Never.

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements do you think describes simple past tense the best, then?

• To describe things that started and finished in the past.

• To describe things that interrumped something while other thing was happening at some moment in the past.

• To describe things that started in the past and continue to this day in the present.

• To describe things that usually happen as a routine.

Multiple Choice

What would be the past tense form of "cry", then?

• Cryied

• Cryed

• Cried

Multiple Choice

What would be the past tense form of prepare?

• Prepared

• Prepareied

• Preparied

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of shop?

• Shoped.

• Shopied

• Shopped

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of try?

• Tryed

• Tried

• Tryied

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense form of beg?

• beged

• begied

• begged

​How to write regular past verbs correctly?

​	​When verbs end with a consonant.	​en verbs end in -E	​en verbs end in consonant + Y	​When verbs end with a consonant + vowel + consonant.
​Examples	​Borrow + ed Borrowed	​Behave + d Behaved	​Dry (Y is changed to i) + ed Dried	​Stab (double consonant) + ed Stabbed

Match

Match the following past forms of verbs to their corresponding present simple forms.

• Do

• Buy

• Go

• Bring

• Fight

Did

Bought

Went

Brought

Fought

• Did

• Bought

• Went

• Brought

• Fought

Match

Match the following past forms of verbs to their corresponding present simple forms.

• Fly

• Find

• Feed

• Feel

• Break

Flew

Found

Fed

Felt

Broke

• Flew

• Found

• Fed

• Felt

• Broke

Multiple Select

Which of these verbs stay the same when written in their past tense form?

• hear

• eat

• read

• come

• put

Multiple Select

Which of these verbs stay the same when written in their past tense form?

• set

• sing

• hit

• let

• lose

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• Andrea

• Forgot

• that

• she had

• school last week.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• Vicente

• cheated

• on his

• last

• English test.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• Matias

• didn't

• answer

• the questions

• correctly.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• She

• didn’t

• e

• eat

• the brownie I left

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​Writing sentences in simple past tense:

When writing positive sentences:

Subject + Verb in past simple + Complement

Example: Andrea played the guitar when she was little.​

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When writing negative sentences:

Subject + Did not (didn't) + verb + Complement​

Example: We didn't play on the tournament last month.​

Multiple Choice

Is the verb "be" regular or irregular?

• Regular

• Irregular

Multiple Choice

Felipe _____ (be) in the classroom the last time I saw him.

• Was

• Were

Multiple Choice

They _____ (be not) ready for the contents of the class.

• Were not

• Was not

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• Did

• you

• take

• my cookie

• a few days ago?

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Rearrange the following sentence so it makes sense.

• Did

• Melisa

• a

• With Carlos

• last night?

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​Writing questions in past simple...

Did + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?

Example: Did the teacher bring the tests checked?

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Was / Were + Subject​ + Complement + ?

Example: Was the movie fun to watch?​

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