1. Were you at the beach
last night?
Past tense of the verb “ To be”

2. •He is walking to school.
•He walks to school.
•He walked to school.

3. •He is walking to school
now.
•He walks to school
everyday.
•He walked to school
yesterday.

4. Now -- the current moment
Time

5. Past -- time “before” current moment
Now
Time

6. Past Now
Future -- time “after” current moment
Time

7. Present
progressive
Past Now Future
-- means right now he is
walking, as we speak.
He is walking.

8. Past Now Future
Or… He is dancing.

9. Past Now Future
He is jumping.Or…

10. Present
simple
-- means the action is a
truth or habit .
Past Now Future
He walks to school.

11. Past Now Future
He dances everyday.

12. Past Now Future
-- The action took
place in the past .
Past
simple
He walked to school .this morning

13. Past Now Future
He danced at school.

14. Past tense:
Past Now Future
He was a student.
Truth:
He is a doctor.

15. Past tense
She is my girlfriend.
Truth or habit
She was my girlfriend.

16. Past tense Truth or habit
He was a handsome man. He is an old man.
Sean Connery

17. Past tense Truth or habit
They were at home yesterday. They are in Japan now.

18. Past tense
Happening
now
It was hot last Monday. It is snowing now.

19. Exercise I
• Past simple of the verb “To be”
• Page 39

20. Exercise II
Discussion :
Time phrases of Past tense

21. Time expression of Past tense
•last - week, month or
year, last Christmas , last
night
•yesterday

22. • ago – 2 days ago , a week
ago, a long time age , etc.
• in – in 1985 , in March ,in
the past
• this – this morning
Time expression of Past tense

23. Exercise III
Making sentences :
Using time phrases of past tense

24. Simple Past Tense
Past Now Future
was . were /
verb+ ed (ied) or irregular
(do  did)