This power point presentation explains the simple past tense through examples and activities. It defines the past tense as referring to actions or states that have already occurred. It discusses the regular and irregular forms of past tense verbs, including using "did" as the past form of "do" and exceptions for the verb "to be". It provides examples of time indicators used with the simple past tense and how to form negatives by adding "didn't" or auxiliary verbs like "was" plus "not". Sample activities are included to practice using the simple past.

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2. This is a power point presentation in which we are going to explaine The Simple Past Tense along with examples and activities.

3. Past Tense

7. give gave

8. write wrote

10. Form of the Verb Present Past Past Participle I amwas He She is wasbeen It We You are were They

11. Past Tense The Simple Past Tense is usual with words or phrases that are time indicators: Examples: Yesterday, last, ago, in the past, in 1973

12. Forming a negative Negatives in the simple past are formed by adding didn't (informal)or did not (formal)before the simple form of the verb. Example: The car did not stop. She did not read.

13. Forming a negative The verb BE is an exception to this; in the case of BE, we just add n't (informal) or not (formal) after "was" or "were“. Example: He was not a teacher. They were not playing.

14. Activity

15. Choose the correct answer: 1-The past form of ( have ) is : haved had did

17. Brought

19. Amal and Mona went to the school.