The document explains the simple past tense, which is used to express completed actions that occurred in the past, often marked by time indicators like 'yesterday' and 'last week.' It details how to form positive and negative statements, as well as questions, in both verbal and nominal forms. Additionally, it encourages practice by creating statements, transforming them into negatives, and formulating questions.

1. Expressing Past Actions
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. What is Simple Past
Tense?
● Expresses actions that already happened
● Uses time markers like "yesterday," "last
week," "ago"
● Can be in verbal or nominal form
Question: Can you think of an action you
did yesterday?

3. Verbal Form: Positive Statements
● Subject + Verb 2 (past tense verb)
Examples:
● I studied English last night.
● She went to Panam yesterday.

4. Verbal Form: Negative
Statements
● Subject + did not (didn't) + Verb 1 (base
form)
Examples:
● I did not study English last night.
● She did not go to Panam yesterday.
● Remember: Verb changes back to base
form with "did not"

5. Verbal Form: Questions
● Did + Subject + Verb 1 (base form) + ?
Examples:
● Did you study English last night?
● Did she go to Panam yesterday?

6. Nominal Form: Using
Was/Were
● For statements about state of being or
location in the past
● Use "was" for I, he, she, it
● Use "were" for you, we, they
Examples:
● I was in Okura last month.
● They were so happy last night.

7. Nominal Form: Negative and Questions
● Negative: Subject + was/were + not
● Questions: Was/Were + Subject + ?
Examples:
● I was not in Okura yesterday.
● We …… in Okura yesterday.
● Were they happy last night?
● ……. She busy last week?

8. Practice Time!
● Create 3 positive statements about your
past week
● Change those statements to negative
form
● Form questions from your statements
● Share with a partner and practice together
● Remember: Simple Past helps us talk
about completed actions and states