The document discusses the simple past tense and how it is used to describe actions that are completed or finished in the past. It notes several time markers that are used with the simple past tense, such as "yesterday", "last week", and "in 1984". It then provides examples of using the simple past tense with regular verbs like "play", "watch", and "open", and irregular verbs like "go", "eat", and "see". It also discusses forming questions and negative statements with the simple past tense.

2. The Simple Past Tense
When do I use it?
-When an action is completely finished
• Ago
• Yesterday
• Last week, last month,
last year, last night
• In (in 1984, in May)
• When
(When did Steve Jobs
start Apple?)
Time Markers

3. Regular Verbs
Yesterday, Jim played football with his friends.
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Yesterday, Jim played football with his friends.
Last night, they watched TV.
He opened this shop 2 years ago.
Yesterday, Jim played football with his friends.
Last night, they watched TV.
He opened this shop 2 years ago.

4. Regular Verbs
Jim didn’t play football yesterday.
They didn’t watch TV last night.
He didn’t open this shop 2 years ago.
Jim didn’t play football yesterday.
They didn’t watch TV last night.
He didn’t open this shop 2 years ago.
Jim didn’t play football yesterday.
They didn’t watch TV last night.
He didn’t open this shop 2 years ago.

5. Regular Verbs
Did Jim play football yesterday?
Did they watch TV last night?
Did he open this shop 2 years ago?
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Did Jim play football yesterday?
Did they watch TV last night?
Did he open this shop 2 years ago?
Did Jim play football yesterday?
Did they watch TV last night?
Did he open this shop 2 years ago?

6. Pronunciation of “ed”
Like “D”
• Played
• Named
• Saved
Like “ID”
• Decided
• Waited
Like “T”
• Worked
• Watched
• Stopped
Like “D”
• Play’d
• Nam’d
• Sav’d
Like “T”
• Work’t
• Watch’t
• Stopp’t
Like “ID”
• Decid’id
• Wait’id

7. 1st column
Infinitive
2nd Column
Simple Past
3rd Column
Past Participle
Go Went Gone
Eat Ate Eaten
See Saw Seen
Irregular Verbs

8. 1st column
Infinitive
2nd Column
Simple Past
3rd Column
Past Participle
Go Went Gone
Eat Ate Eaten
See Saw Seen
Irregular Verbs

9. Irregular Verbs
George went to Australia in 1997.
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George went to Australia
They ate pizza with bacon last night.
Mary saw Thomas this morning.
They ate pizza with bacon last night.
Mary saw Thomas this morning.

10. Irregular Verbs
George didn’t go to Australia in 1997.
They didn’t eat pizza with bacon last night.
Mary didn’t see Thomas this morning.
George didn’t go to Australia in 1997.
They didn’t eat pizza with bacon last night.
Mary didn’t see Thomas this morning.
George didn’t go to Australia in 1997.
They didn’t eat pizza with bacon last night.
Mary didn’t see Thomas this morning.

11. ?Irregular Verbs
Did George go to Australia in 1997?
Did they eat pizza with bacon last night?
Did Mary see Thomas this morning?
Did George go to Australia in 1997?
Did they eat pizza with bacon last night?
Did Mary see Thomas this morning?
Did George go to Australia in 1997?
Did they eat pizza with bacon last night?
Did Mary see Thomas this morning?

12. Discuss
• What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
• What did you do last weekend?
• Where did you live 5 years ago?