Grammar expressing past time part 1

1. Learn English With Les
Learn English With Les Grammar
Essentials Lesson

2. Expressing Past Time, Part 1
CONTENTS
1. Using Be: Past Time
2. Simple Past Tense of Be: Negative
3. Past of Be: Questions
4. Simple Past Tense: Using -ed
5. Past Time Words: Yesterday, Last, and Ago
6. Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs (Group 1)
7. Simple Past Tense: Negative
8. Simple Past Tense: Yes/No Questions
9. Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs (Group 2)
10.Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs (Group 3)
11.Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs (Group 4)

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USING BE: PAST TIME
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.

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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
USING BE: PAST TIME

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
USING BE: PAST TIME

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USING BE: PAST TIME
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were

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be
present past
Let’s Practice
I _wa_am_s_ at work ytoedsateyr.day.

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be
present past
Let’s Practice
He w_isasin the pool lt ao sd ta wy.eek.

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be
present past
Let’s Practice
The moon _w_iass_ huge tlaosnti gnhigt.ht.

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present
The water is warm today.
past
Let’s Practice
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE: NEGATIVE
I was not in class yesterday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE: NEGATIVE
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE: NEGATIVE
(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they

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Let’s Practice
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
________ in class yesterday morning.

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Let’s Practice
They are in London tonight, but
_th_e_y_ _w_e_r_e_n_’t_ in London last night.

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Let’s Practice
I am happy today, but
_I _w_a_s_n_’t_ h_a_p_p_y_ yesterday.

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Let’s Practice
The weather is nice this week, but
i_t _w_a_s_n_’t_ n_i_c_e_ last week.

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PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Were you in class yesterday?

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+ LONG ANSWER
We were in class yesterday.
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
Yes, we were.

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+ LONG ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
No, we weren’t. We weren’t in class yesterday.

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+ LONG ANSWER
PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
She was at the library last week.
(be) + (subject)
Yes, she was.

22. PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t at the library last week.
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+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
(be) + (subject)

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PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
+ LONG ANSWER
SHORT ANSWER
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
Where + (be) + (subject)
He was in Mexico last winter.
In Mexico.

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PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
+ LONG ANSWER
SHORT ANSWER
(d) Where were they last month?
Where + (be) + (subject)
They were on vacation last month.
On vacation.

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Let’s Practice
_W__a_s_ Andrea in class on Friday?
No, s h e w a s n ’ t.
She
wasn’t in class on Friday.

26. Let’s Practice
Yes, . We were at the lake last week.
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_W__e_re_ you and Simi at the lake last week?
we were

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_____ Was
Nina with you last week?
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
No, .

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
We walked to school.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) We walk to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(b) We walked to school yesterday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
SIMPLE PRESENT
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)

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Let’s Practice
Every day I brush my teeth.
Yesterday _I _b_ru_s_h_e_d_ _m_y_ te_e_th.

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Let’s Practice
Every day Julie plays the piano.
Yesterday she pla_y_e_d_ t_h_e_ pi_a_n_o.

34. Every day Edgar cooks.
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Yesterday _h_e_ cook_e_d_.
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35. Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
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PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO

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YESTERDAY
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
(a) Bob was here ...
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.

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PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
(b) Eve was here ...
LAST
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.

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PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
(c) Omar was here …
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.

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morning
afternoon
evening
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
yesterday with

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night
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
last with

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five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST,
AND AGO
length of time

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yesterday last
We went to the movies ________
yesterday
afternoon.
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Let’s Practice
I called you ___last___ week.
yesterday
last

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Let’s Practice
Janice left for South America
yest_e_rday morning.
yesterday
last

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Let’s Practice
The sky was beautiful __last _ night.
yesterday
last

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 1)
eat ate

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PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 1)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 1)
PRESENT PAST
go went
I went swimming
last Tuesday.
I go swimming
every Tuesday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 1)
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I wrote a letter
to her last week.
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.

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Let’s Practice
I have ice cream every Sunday. I
had ice cream last Sunday.

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You ___
ice cream.
Let’s Practice
What did I
do last
Sunday?
had
have
had

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Let’s Practice
She sits at her desk to study
every night. She sat at her desk
last night.

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She ___ at
her desk.
Let’s Practice
What did she
do last night?
sat sit
sat

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Let’s Practice
She sees her best friend every
weekend. She saw her last
weekend.

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Let’s Practice
She ____ her
best friend.
What did she
do last
weekend?
saw
see
saw

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE
I did not walk to school yesterday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t

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Let’s Practice
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
did_n_’t_eat breakfast Tuesday.

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I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
well last night, but I __________ didn’t sleep
well
on Thursday night.
Let’s Practice

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did Laurie walk to work?

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
Yes, she did.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
No, she didn’t.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
Yes, I did.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I didn’t practice the violin.
No, I didn’t.

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Let’s Practice
Yes, I did.
_________
I saw my
________.
dad today
Did you see your
dad today?

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Let’s Practice
Did you see your
brother today
Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
_____________
____________?

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Let’s Practice
did you
What
do last night
We went to a
party last night.
___________
__________?

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Let’s Practice
Did Andrea go
on vacation
Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
___________
__________?

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 2)
bring brought

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 2)
PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.

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PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to
school.
She drove to
school today.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 2)

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PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 2)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 2)
PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought

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Let’s Practice
I ____ my horse every Sunday
I ____ him last Sunday.
ride
rode
ride
rode

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Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Sunday?
You rode your
horse
ride
rode
____________
___________.

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Let’s Practice
I _____ teach
a class every
Monday night. I ______ taught
a
class last Monday night.
teach
taught

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Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Monday?
You taught a
class
teach
taught
___________
______.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)
Someone broke the window.

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PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child breaks
everything.
She broke my
coffee cup.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)

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PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you
after school.
They met in their
English class.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)
PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to sing
new songs.
I sang a new song
last night.

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PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
Today I woke
up late.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 3)
PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took

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I _____ email every day. I
_____ email today.
Let’s Practice
send
sent
send
sent

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Let’s Practice
What did I
do today?
You sent
email
send
sent
_______
______.

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I ____ in my car every
day. Yesterday I ____ a
new song.
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sing
sang
sing
sang

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Let’s Practice
What did I
do yesterday?
You sang a
new song
sing
sang
_________
________.

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 4)
begin began

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 4)
PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.

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PRESENT PAST
wear wore
I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 4)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
(GROUP 4)
PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore

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Let’s Practice
I like to ____ sell
things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____ sold
my old baseball.
sell
sold

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Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You sold your
old baseball
sell
sold
___________
__________.

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Let’s Practice
hang
I always _____ my tools on
my garage wall. Last
weekend I _____ hung
the rake on
the garage wall.
hang
hung

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Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You hung your
rake on the
garage wall
hang
hung
____________
____________
___________.

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The End
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