Understanding Simple Past Tense

This video tutorial by Dias covers the Simple Past tense, explaining its function, time signals, and how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. The video provides examples and emphasizes the use of verb forms in different sentence structures. It concludes with a call to action for viewers to like, comment, and subscribe.

What is the primary function of the Simple Past tense?

• To describe future plans

• To express ongoing actions

• To state activities that happened in the past

• To talk about habitual actions

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a correct time signal for the Simple Past tense?

• In the future

• Yesterday

• Next week

• Tomorrow

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In a positive sentence using the Simple Past tense, which form of the verb is used?

• Verb 1

• Verb 2

• Verb 3

• Verb 4

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences is in the Simple Past tense?

• I eat dinner.

• I am eating dinner.

• I will eat dinner.

• I ate dinner.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do you form a negative sentence in the Simple Past tense?

• Use 'didn't' and Verb 2

• Use 'didn't' and Verb 1

• Use 'don't' and Verb 2

• Use 'don't' and Verb 1

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a correct negative sentence in the Simple Past tense?

• I don't bought a car.

• I don't buy a car.

• I didn't buy a car.

• I didn't bought a car.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What word do you use to start an interrogative sentence in the Simple Past tense?

• Did

• Does

• Do

• Doing

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a correct interrogative sentence in the Simple Past tense?

• Does you call me?

• Did you call me?

• Did you calling me?

• Do you called me?

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In the Simple Past tense, which form of the verb is used in interrogative sentences?

• Verb 4

• Verb 3

• Verb 2

• Verb 1

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence correctly uses the Simple Past tense?

• She swim in the river yesterday.

• She swam in the river yesterday.

• She swims in the river yesterday.

• She swimming in the river yesterday.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D