Introduction
The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English. Its form is the same with all subjects. It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.
Task
I _____ to the mall after school.
goed
gone
went
2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.
seen
saw
sees
3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?
Did
Are
Does
4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.
working
worked
work
5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?
Was
Were
Are
6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.
were
was
did
Process
| Positive with 'be' |
| I was cold |
| you were tired |
| he was in the garden |
| she was late |
| it was sunny |
| we were on holiday |
| they were hungry |
To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':
| Negative with 'be' | Negative Short Form |
| I was not sleepy | I wasn't sleepy |
| you were not on the bus | you weren't on the bus |
| he was not at school | he wasn't at school |
| she was not beautiful | she wasn't beautiful |
| it was not cold | it wasn't cold |
| we were not at work | we weren't at work |
| they weren't tired | they weren't tired |
Conclusion
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To conclude, we studied the Past Simple Tense! This Tense is very important because it tells us the actions that happen in the Past. So when we tell others about our life's story we cannot speak without using this Tense. The purpose of this task was to motivate pupils to talk about their past events; students practice the using of past verbs by telling a story about themselves or about person’s life. Also, this task lets students know regular and irregular verbs in simple past tense. Thank you for attention & Good luck |