阿卡索中级英语

Lesson 24
Past Simple
Tense

Intermediate I
regular /‘rɛgjəlɚ/ adj. 有规律的
exception /ɪk‘sɛpʃən/ n. 例外
pattern /‘pætɚn/ n. 模式
irregular /ɪ‘rɛɡjəlɚ/ adj. 不规则的
ago /ə‘ɡo/ adv. 以前
 Past tense can be used to describe something
happened before you talk about it.
Past
Simple

 Past Simple Tense: Regular verb or irregular verb

 E.g.
 looked, opened, missed, called
 I called you last night but no one answered.
 Past simple tense for first/second/third singular/plural subjects
is all the same. (With 1 exception)
 E.g.
 cook
With Singular Subject With Plural Subject
First Person I cooked We cooked
Second Person You cooked You cooked
Third Person He/She/It cooked They cooked
 Some common regular verbs
accept-ed agree-d change-d
like-d hate-d laugh-ed
reply (replied) spot-ted travel-led
 Have you noticed the pattern for forming past simple tense for
regular verbs?
 1. For most regular verbs, simply add “-ed” to change them in to past
tense. (Sometimes you need to double the letter right before “-ed”.)

 2. For regular verbs ending with “-e”, add only “-d” to make them past
tense.
 3. For some regular verbs ending with “-y”, you have to change the “-y”

into “-ied”.
 2 essential irregular verbs: “do” and “be”
 “do” is not a regular verb, it is an irregular verb.
DO
Present tense Past tense
do did

 “be” is a very special and very irregular verb. (the only verb which past
tense has different forms for singular subject and plural subject.)

BE
Present tense Past tense
is/am was
are were
 Simple past tense is often used with these time expressions:

 1. yesterday
 E.g.
 Mr. Parker played football with me yesterday.

 2. last XXX (last can be used with many different time references. E.g.
last Monday, last summer, etc.)
 E.g.
 I travelled to America last year.
 3. XXX ago (ago can be used with many different time references. E.g.
one month ago, several days ago.)
 E.g.
 They turned off the television two hours ago.

 4. any past dates before

 E.g.
 The old lady died on August 28th, 1983.

 5. any past events before now

 E.g.
 Anthony and Grace kissed on their first date.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

 I ________ a movie last night. (watch)

 She ________ to go to the park but her mom ________ her. (want, reject)
 We ________ route 245, we ________ here. (not take, walk)
 “Why are you all wet?” “It ________ .” (rain)
 I still remember the days when we ________ young. (be)
 He ________ married but his wife ________ to have babies. (be, not want)
 ________ you ________ him on the first day of school? (meet)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

 I watched a movie last night. (watch)

 She wanted to go to the park but her mom rejected her. (want, reject)
 We did not take route 245, we walked here. (not take, walk)
 “Why are you all wet?” “It rained.” (rain)
 I still remember the days when we were young. (be)
 He was married but his wife did not want to have babies. (be, not want)
 Did you meet him on the first day of school? (meet)