1. PRESENT AND
PAST SIMPLE
Lipovac Tatjana
English Teacher

2. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
• Add s/es/ies to verbs in present simple
tense if speaking about another person:
Example:
Susan eats pizza for lunch.

3. Mother washes the dishes.

4. The man carries the box.

5. Time Expressions
Words such as:
• Every (day, night, week, afternoon…)
• Always, usually, sometimes, often, rarely
Can help you determine verbs in present
simple tense.

6. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
• Add d/ed/ied to regular verbs in past
simple tense.
• Example:
(chase)The boy chased the girl.

7. (play) The children played baseball.

8. Time Expressions
• Words such as:
• Yesterday
• Last (night, week, month year…)
Can help you determine if the verb is in
past simple tense.

9. Let’s practice!
Select correct answer. Look
carefully for time
expressions!

10. Ben (clean-cleans-cleaned) the garden last Saturday.

11. The girls (dance-dances-danced) every afternoon.

12. • Father (need-needs-needed) a new car.