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    Tutorias Junior 2

    Past tense
    Definition

     The Past Simple tense, also called the Simple Past, is used for past actions
    that happened either at a specific time, which can either be given by a time
    phrase (yesterday, last year, etc.) or understood from the context. Regular
    Verbs add -ed to the base form, or -d if the verbs ends with -e. Irregular verbs
    can change in many different ways. The verb form is the same for all persons:
    Grammatical structure

     Positive form
    Subject + Past simple verb
    E.g.
    You changed

    Negative form
    Subject + did NOT + Verb
    E.g.
    You did not change

    Question form
    Did + Subject + Verb + ?
    E.g.
    Did you change?
    Examples

     I washed the dishes yesterday


     He saw a movie the last week
     You walked the dog this morning
     She liked the food
     Task 1 - Put the verbs in the brackets into Simple Past Tense.

     1) He (knock) at the door.

     2) Tom (lie) to his mum.

     3) Mom (lift) her bags.

     4) They (like) this programme.

     5) You (listen) to the radio in June.

     6) We (live) in Cambridge.

     7) He (lock) the gate.

     8) I (look) at the photos.

     9) Mike (love) dancing.

     10) I (believe) her.


    To be verb and the past tense-
    Affirmative

    I was I was tired this morning.


    You were You were very good.
    He was the best in his
    He was
    class.
    She was She was late for work.
    It was It was a sunny day.
    We were We were at home.
    You were You were on holiday.
    They were happy with
    They were
    their test results.
    Negative

    Subject To Be Examples
    I was not tired this
    I was not
    morning.
    You were not You were not crazy.
    He was not He was not married.
    She was not She was not famous.
    It was not It was not hot yesterday.
    We were not We were not invited.
    You were not You were not at the party.
    They were not They were not friends
    Questions

    Affirmative Question
    I was late Was I late?
    You were sick. Were you sick?
    He was surprised. Was he surprised?
    She was from Italy. Was she from Italy?
    It was a big house. Was it a big house?
    We were ready. Were we ready?
    You were early. Were you early?
    They were busy. Were they busy?
    Present simple vs past simple
     We use the present form for fixed events in the future (these things can’t be changed). The speaker
    often says when they happen.

    E.g.
    The meeting starts at 10:30.
    The game isn’t on Sunday.
    When does the bus leave?

     We use the past form for events in the past (the past can’t be changed). We say or know when they
    happened.

    E.g.
    The meeting started at 10:30.
    The game wasn’t on Sunday.
    When did the bus leave?
    Exercise
    1 There ____ 50 people at the party last Friday.
    are
    were
    was
    2 She ____ one brother and two sisters. Their all live in Chicago.
    has
    had
    have
    3 Lucy always ____ her grandparents on Fridays.
    visit
    visits
    visited
    4 Last year my friend Susan ____ an essay in English.
    wrotes
    wrote
    writes
    5 Shakespeare ____ many interesting plays.
    writes
    wrote
    wrotes
    6 I ____ volleyball yesterday.
    plays
    play
    played

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