The simple
PAST TENSE
FORM - MEANING - USAGE
INTRODUCTION
We use the Simple Past to express
the idea that an action started and
finished at a specific time in the
past.
PRESENT
PAST
EXAMPLES
1:00
I planned the
class.
nOW
I have a class.
5:40
I drank some
juice.
6:00
I listened to
music.
English has two types of verbs in the past tense?
walked
studied
cried
lived
teach - taught
give - gave
become - became
do - did
Regular irregular
Regular verbs finished with -ED
irRegular verbs have different endings
They don’t follow specific rules
wear wore
slide slid
keep kept
go went
come came
buy bought
Making affirmative sentences
+ V past + object + …
They traveled around London last summer.
We visited Paris 2 years ago.
Last week, I sent you a present.
The students had an English test last week.
Then & now
Then & now
Then & now
Then & now
yesterday
yesterday
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Teacher Andrea
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