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The Past Simple: 1St Graders Miss Jessica

The document provides instruction on forming and using the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. Regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying formations, sometimes involving vowel changes. Examples of common irregular verb patterns are given. The past tense of the verb "to be" is also explained. The document outlines appropriate uses of the past simple tense and provides examples of positive, negative, and yes/no question sentences in the past tense.

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The Past Simple: 1St Graders Miss Jessica

The document provides instruction on forming and using the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. Regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying formations, sometimes involving vowel changes. Examples of common irregular verb patterns are given. The past tense of the verb "to be" is also explained. The document outlines appropriate uses of the past simple tense and provides examples of positive, negative, and yes/no question sentences in the past tense.

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THE PAST SIMPLE

1ST GRADERS MISS JESSICA

2 types of verbs

REGULAR IRREGULAR

Regular verbs form

-ed for all persons


Play played Work worked Stay stayed Listen listened

Spelling
1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed stop stopped swap - swapped 2)Add only d, when the verb ends with e love loved save saved 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed. hurry - he hurried (watch out! play played)

Irregular verbs form


The form CHANGES from infinitives, usually with a vowel change. Can be grouped according to certain change patterns, which helps to memorize them.

Certain change patterns

speak spoke eat ate see saw fly flew think thought

Verb TO BE
I he she it

was

you we they

were

Past Simple Use


Actions that started and finished in the past
I went to the beach last Sunday I bought a new car yesterday.

Past Simple Use


Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story) He came in, took off his coat and sat down. I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,...

Negative Sentences
DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday
or

I didnt work yesterday INCORRECT: I didnt worked

More examples:

- I didnt go on holiday last year

- I didnt went on holiday last year

Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples: I was not at school yesterday afternoon or I wasnt at school yesterday afternoon They were not at home last weekend or They werent at home last weekend

Yes /No Questions


DID +
subject

+ main verb + rest of sentence + ?

Example:

Did you work yesterday?


- Yes, I did. - No, I didnt.

Yes /No Questions verb TO BE


WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ?
Example:

Were you at home last weekend? - Yes, I was. - No, I wasnt.

REMEMBER!!
Positive sentences:
I played football yesterday I went home early on Saturday

Negative sentences:
I didnt play football yesterday I didnt go home early on Saturday

Yes/No questions:
Did you play football yesterday? Did you go home early in Saturday?

REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
Positive sentences:
I was in London last year

Negative sentences: -They werent at home last weekend Yes/No questions:


Were you ill yesterday?

WELL DONE!!

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