The document discusses the past simple tense in English, which is used to talk about actions or events that were completed in the past, either recently or long ago. It provides examples of using the past simple with time expressions like "last week", "yesterday", and "when I was a child". The structure of regular and irregular past tense verbs is also covered. In conclusion, the document offers a breakdown of time expressions that are used with the past simple tense.

1. THE PAST SIMPLE

2. PAST SIMPLE
The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about
things that happened or existed before now. The time of the
action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action
duration is not important.
• Pain was the leader of Akatsuki.
• Itachi joined Akatsuki when left Konoha.

3. STRUCTURE

4. You always use the simple past when you say when
something happened, so it is associated with certain past
time expressions.
Frequency: often, sometimes, always.
• Pain sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
• Pain often manipulated the people.

5. A definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six
weeks ago.
• Kisame joined Akatsuki last week.
• Yesterday, Kisame arrived in Geneva.
• He finished his work at seven o'clock
• He went to the gym last night.
TIME EXPRESSIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

6. TIME EXPRESSIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE
An indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago.
• Itachi lived in caves a long time ago.
• He trained when he was a child.

7. Let’s study the verbs
IRREGULAR VERBS

10. REGULAR VERBS

13. THE END
Thank you for watching