ABOUT THE SIMPLE PAST

The simple past tense

(for finished events in the past)

A. PRESENT AND PAST

1. Read the questions in the simple present:

2. Which is the word that carries the information about tense in these questions?

3. What other words give you information about time?

4. How would you ask these questions in the past? Which word do you think you need to replace? Do you know the past form of that word?

5. Now look:

6. Were you right? What other words changed?

Typical time expressions in the past tense:

Now read this sentence:

I don’t go to the club on Saturdays

How would you complete the past form version?

I _______ to the club last Saturday

The affirmative form

Verbs in the past form are classified into:

1. REGULAR VERBS (+ED)

· READ THESE EXAMPLES:

1I PLAYED FOOTBALL ALL AFTERNOON

· ERYN LIKED MY VIDEO

· MY FRIENDS WALKED HOME TOGETHER

· SUSI VISITED HER AUNT YESTERDAY

· THEY FINISHED THE HOMEWORK QUICKLY.

OTHER REGULAR VERBS:

ARRIVE, ARGUE, BELONG, BORROW, CHANGE, COLOUR, CONCENTRATE, CRY, EXPECT, LAUGH, LIVE, MIX, PHONE, ETC. ETC. ETC.

-ED PRONUNCIATION:

Games to practise:

ENGLISH CORNER 2025 - * LEOPOLDO MARECHAL SCHOOL* by teacher Denise