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Understanding Simple Past Tense

The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that there are two types of past tense verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the simple form. Irregular verbs have varying forms like vowel changes or remain the same from the simple to past form. The key points are that regular verbs follow a consistent pattern of adding "-ed" while irregular verbs must be memorized due to their unpredictable past tense forms.

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Understanding Simple Past Tense

The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that there are two types of past tense verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the simple form. Irregular verbs have varying forms like vowel changes or remain the same from the simple to past form. The key points are that regular verbs follow a consistent pattern of adding "-ed" while irregular verbs must be memorized due to their unpredictable past tense forms.

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The Simple Past Tense

How do we form the simple past tense?

There are two types of verbs in the past tense:


REGULAR VERBS AND IRREGULAR VERBS

needed regular came irregular


played regular bought irregular
studied regular became irregular
jumped regular caught irregular
Regular verbs are verbs that…
end with –ed.
Simple Form Past Form
• play played
• jump jumped
• study studied
Other regular verbs end with an “id”
sound.
Example:
Simple form Past form
• invite invited
• wait waited
• decide decided
• need needed
Example:
Yesterday, mom worked at the office until eight
o’clock.

Melissa lived and studied in Piura when she was a


child.

Be careful with spelling changes!


Irregular verbs are verbs that…
don’t end with –ed.
Some Irregular verbs have a vowel change in
the past tense:
Simple Form Past Tense
• become became
• give gave
• drive drove
• forget forgot
Other irregular verbs have a different
kind of change.
Example:
Simple Form Past Form
• teach taught
• sell sold
• take took
• drive drove
• build built
And some Irregular Verbs don’t
change at all…
Example:
Simple Form Past
• hit hit
• put put
• set set

• Elizabeth sets the table everyday.


• Elizabeth set the table yesterday.
For Irregular Verbs use the correct past
tense form in positive sentences.

Unfortunately, these forms must be memorized!

Last week, I sent you a present for your birthday.

The girl gave a speech in English.


She did a great job!
For negative sentences use…
Did not or didn’t + verb
simple form

I went to the party yesterday.

Andrea didn’t go to the party yesterday


because she was sick.
Meaning and Use
Examples:
I met Jimena yesterday.

Last Friday, we went to the party together.

My parents were married ten years ago.

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