This power point presentation explains the simple past tense through examples and activities. It defines the past tense as referring to actions or states that have already occurred. It discusses the regular and irregular forms of past tense verbs, including using "did" as the past form of "do" and exceptions for the verb "to be". It provides examples of time indicators used with the simple past tense and how to form negatives by adding "didn't" or auxiliary verbs like "was" plus "not". Sample activities are included to practice using the simple past.

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2. This is a power point presentation in which we are going to explaine The Simple Past Tense along with examples and activities.

3. Past Tense

4. What is Past Tense?Pasttense refers to a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past.

5. It is verb form that show action that has already taken place.Form of the VerbA regular past form ends in –ed or –d.Examples: He played football yesterday.

6. He arrived last night.Form of the VerbSome verbs have an irregular past form.Examples: d0 did

7. give gave

8. write wrote

9. drink drankForm of the VerbNOTEThe Past Simple is the same in all persons expect in the past tense of be.

10. Form of the VerbPresent Past Past Participle I amwasHeShe is wasbeenItWeYou are wereThey

11. Past TenseThe Simple Past Tense is usual with words or phrases that are time indicators:Examples:Yesterday, last, ago, in the past, in 1973

12. Forming a negativeNegatives in the simple past are formed by adding didn't (informal)or did not (formal)before the simple form of the verb.Example:The car did not stop.She did not read.

13. Forming a negative The verb BE is an exception to this; in the case of BE, we just add n't (informal) or not (formal) after "was" or "were“.Example:He was not a teacher.They were not playing.

14. Activity

15. Choose the correct answer:1-The past form of ( have ) is :havedhaddid

16. Choose the correct answer:2- The past form of (bring) Brang

17. Brought

18. bringedWrite the negative form: Ali was an English teacher.

19. Amal and Mona went to the school.

20. They were in the room.Thank you