Past Tense

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Inc.
CONTENTS
8-1 Using Be: Past Time

8-2 Simple Past Tense of Be: Negative
8-3 Past of Be: Questions
8-4 Simple Past Tense: Using -ed
8-5 Past Time Words: Yesterday, Last, and Ago
8-6 Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs (Group 1)
8-7 Simple Past Tense: Negative
8-8 Simple Past Tense: Yes/No Questions
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME

(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was they were
he was
it was
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I we
she you + were
he + was
they
it
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8-1 Let’s Practice
be
present past
was
am at work yesterday.
I ____ today.
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be
present past
He was
___in
is the pool today.
last week.
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be
present past
The moon ____
was
is huge tonight.
last night.
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Directions for the teacher:

• The next slide contains questions that can
be answered by typing on the screen. The grey
boxes accept data entry. Click on them, in any
order, to answer the questions. Anything typed in
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• Of course, you can have students answer orally
and not display their answer.
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present
The water is warm today.
past
(click and type)
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8-2 SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE: NEGATIVE
I was not in class yesterday.
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(a) I was not in class yesterday.

(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
was + not = wasn’t

I
she + wasn’t
he
it
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(c) You were not home last night.

(d) You weren’t home last night.
were + not = weren’t

we
you + weren’t
they
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Jared is in class this morning, but

________
he wasn’t in class yesterday morning.
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They are in London tonight, but

___________
they weren’t in London last night.
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I am happy today, but

I wasn’t happy yesterday.
____________
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The weather is nice this week, but

it wasn’t nice last week.
___________
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Were you in class yesterday?
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YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?

(be) + (subject)
Yes, we were. We were in class yesterday.
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YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?

(be) + (subject)
No, we weren’t. We weren’t in class yesterday.
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YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

(be) + (subject)
Yes, she was. She was at the library last week.
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YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

(be) + (subject)
No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t at the library last week.
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?

Where + (be) + (subject)
In Mexico. He was in Mexico last winter.
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?

Where + (be) + (subject)
On vacation. They were on vacation last month.
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_____
Was Andrea in class on Friday?
No, she wasn’t.
She wasn’t in class on Friday.
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_____
Were you and Simi at the lake last week?
Yes, we were . We were at the lake last week.
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_____
Was Nina with you last week?
No, she wasn’t . She wasn’t with me.
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8-4 SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
We walked to school.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) We walk to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(b) We walked to school yesterday.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.
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verb + -ed = the simple past

I
you
she
he + walked (verb + -ed)
it
we
they
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Every day I brush my teeth.

Yesterday _______________.
I brushed my teeth
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Every day Julie plays the piano.

Yesterday she _____________.
played the piano
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Every day Edgar cooks.
Yesterday _________.
he cooked
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
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YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ... yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.
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LAS
T
(b) Eve was here ... last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
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AGO
(c) Omar was here … five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.
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morning
yesterday with afternoon
evening
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night
long periods of time
last with
seasons
days of the week
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length of time
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month + ago
five months (in the past)
one year
ten years
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yesterday last
We went to the movies ________

yesterday
afternoon.
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I called you ________

last week.
yesterday
last
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Janice left for South America

yesterday morning.
________
yesterday
last
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The sky was beautiful ______

last night.
yesterday
last
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8-6 SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
eat ate
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8-6 SIMPLE PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP
1)
PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home I came home
every this
afternoon. afternoon.
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PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming I went
every swimming
Tuesday. last Tuesday.
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PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to I wrote a letter
my grandmother to her last
week.
every week.
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I have ice cream every Sunday. I

had ice cream last Sunday.
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What did I have

had
You ___
do last had
Sunday? ice cream.
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She sits at her desk to study

every night. She sat at her desk
last night.
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What did she

She ___
sat at sit
do last night?
her desk. sat
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She sees her best friend every

weekend. She saw her last
weekend.
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What did she

do last saw her
She ____
weekend?
best friend.
see
saw
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8-7 SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE
I did not walk to school yesterday.
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SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work

yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner

yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
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I
you
she
he + did not + main verb
it
we
they
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(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t
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We don’t eat breakfast every day.

We ate breakfast Monday, but we
________
didn’t eat breakfast Tuesday.
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I don’t sleep well every night. I

slept
well last night, but I __________
didn’t sleep well
on Thursday night.
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8-8 SIMPLE PAST TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did Laurie walk to work?
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DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
Yes, she did. She walked to work.
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(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
No, she didn’t. She didn’t walk to school.
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(b) Did you practice the violin?
Yes, I did. I practiced the violin.
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(b) Did you practice the violin?
No, I didn’t. I didn’t practice the violin.
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Did you see your Yes, I did.

dad today? I saw my
_________
dad today
________.
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Did
_____________
you see your Yes, I did.
brother
____________?
today I saw my
brother today.
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___________
What did you We went to a
do last night
__________? party last night.
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Did
___________
Andrea go Yes, she did.
on
__________?
vacation Andrea went on
vacation.
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bring brought
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PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring I brought a gift

gifts to birthday to your party
parties. yesterday.
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PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to She drove to
school. school today.
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PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to He ran to school
school. this morning.
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PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought
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I ____
ride my horse every Sunday
I ____
rodehim last Sunday.
ride
rode
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What did I do ____________

You rode your
last Sunday? horse
___________.
ride
rode
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I _____
teach a class every
Monday night. I ______
taught a
class last Monday night.
teach
taught
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What did I do ___________

You taught a
last Monday? class
______.
teach
taught
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Someone broke the window.
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PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child She broke my
breaks
everything. coffee cup.
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PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you They met in their
after school. English class.
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PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to I sang a new
sing song
new songs. last night.
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PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I Today I woke
wake
up very early. up late.
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PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
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send email every day. I

I _____
_____
sent email today.
send
sent
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What did I ________

You sent send
do today? email
_____. sent
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I ____
sing in my car every
day. Yesterday I ____
sanga
new song.
sing
sang
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What did I You sang a

_________ sing
do yesterday? new song
________. sang
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begin began
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PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually She began
begin college college
at at age 25.
age 18.
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PRESENT PAST
wear wore
I wear a uniform I wore regular
at my new job. clothes at my
old job.
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PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
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I like to ____
sell things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____
sold my old baseball.
sell
sold
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What did I do
yesterday?
___________
You sold your
__________.
old baseball
sell
sold
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I always _____
hang my tools on
my garage wall. Last
weekend I _____
hung the rake on
the garage wall.
hang
hung
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What did I do
yesterday?
hang
hung
You hung your

____________
rake on the
____________
garage wall
___________.
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8-1 Using Be: Past Time

PRESENT TIME PAST TIME

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

Directions for the teacher:

(click and type)

I was not in class yesterday.

(a) I was not in class yesterday.

was + not = wasn’t

(c) You were not home last night.

were + not = weren’t

Jared is in class this morning, but

They are in London tonight, but

I am happy today, but

The weather is nice this week, but

Were you in class yesterday?

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

Yes, we were. We were in class yesterday.

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

No, we weren’t. We weren’t in class yesterday.

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

Yes, she was. She was at the library last week.

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t at the library last week.

(c) Where was Bill last winter?

In Mexico. He was in Mexico last winter.

(d) Where were they last month?

On vacation. They were on vacation last month.

No, she wasn’t.

She wasn’t in class on Friday.

Yes, we were . We were at the lake last week.

No, she wasn’t . She wasn’t with me.

(a) We walk to school every day.

(b) We walked to school yesterday.

(c) Hakim walks to school every day.

(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.

verb + -ed = the simple past

Every day I brush my teeth.

Every day Julie plays the piano.

Every day Edgar cooks.

Bob and Helen were here yesterday.

We went to the movies ________

I called you ________

Janice left for South America

The sky was beautiful ______

I have ice cream every Sunday. I

What did I have

She sits at her desk to study

What did she

She sees her best friend every

What did she

I did not walk to school yesterday.

SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB

(a) I did not drive to work

(c) Mike did not cook dinner

(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.

(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.

We don’t eat breakfast every day.

I don’t sleep well every night. I

Did Laurie walk to work?

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

Yes, she did. She walked to work.

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB