The simple past tense GUIDE
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Created on May 17, 2022
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Simple Past
Simple Past Tense - GUIDE
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The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.
Simple Past Tense - GUIDE
IntroducTION
The past of the verb to be
WAS - WERE exercises
the simple past - Regular verbs
the simple past - irregular verbs
How to make negative sentences and questions
Simple Past Tense - GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened and it emphasizes that the action is finished.example: Tory admired the way the light glinted off her gold medal.
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TO BE IN PAST
You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, such as the way someone felt about something. This is often expressed with the simple past tense of the verb to be and an adjective, noun, or prepositional phrase.Example: Mary was proud of her hula hoop victory.
I wasHe wasShe wasIt was
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You wereThey wereWe were
I was happyHe was old
My mom was angry because my dad was late
We were nervous about the exam.It was very difficult
WAS - WERE
WAS - WERE exercises
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exercise 03
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Verb_to_be_-_past_simple/Simple_past_tense_with_to_be_was_and_were_pa1615737ig
exercise 02
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Verb_to_be_-_past_simple/PAST_SIMPLE-_Verb_To_be_ys262um
Exercise 01
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Was_or_were_iv53769vo
WAS - WERE
WAS - WERE exercises
exercise 03
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Verb_to_be_-_past_simple/Simple_past_tense_with_to_be_was_and_were_pa1615737ig
exercise 02
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Verb_to_be_-_past_simple/PAST_SIMPLE-_Verb_To_be_ys262um
Exercise 01
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Was_or_were_iv53769vo
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How to formulate the simple past with Regular Verbs
Regular Verbs
For regular verbs, add -ed to the root form of the verb (or just -d if the root form already ends in an e):Play→Played Type→Typed Listen→Listened Push→Pushed Love→Loved
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How to formulate the simple past with Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
For irregular verbs, things get more complicated. The simple past tense of some irregular verbs looks exactly like the main form:Put→Put Cut→Cut Cost→Cost Hit→Hit - Read- Read
For other irregular verbs, including the verb to be, the simple past forms have no ruleSee→Saw Go→Went Buy - Bought Do→Did Eat - Ate Am/Is/Are→Was/WereThe good news is that verbs in the simple past tense (except for the verb to be) don’t change in singular or plural
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How to make negative sentences and questions
Negative & Questions
Exercise 1 - Mixed
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Past_Simple_-_Regular_Verbs_jv153118zr
Exercise 2 - Negative
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https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Simple_past_-_affirmative_and_negative_sentences_ss32212fp
Exercise 3 - Questions
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Past_simple_-_Interrogative_form_bz298452nk