2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
TENSE – comes from the latin word “tempus”, which means
“time”.
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
Subject Be Verb Adjective Past time indicator
I [singular]
We [plural]
You
[Singular/plura
l]
He [Singular]
She [singular]
It [singular]
They [Plural]
Was
Were
Was
were
Busy Earlier
3. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
USES
1. It tells about past events. The action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
• They practiced their dance steps yesterday .
Practiced is done in the past. Yesterday is the time indicator that the action happened in the past.
• Rio consulted her father about the Science homework last night.
Consulted is done in the past. Last night is the time indicator that the action happened in the past.