SIMPLE PAST

TENSE
Simple past is used to
express the actions
that we did in the past.

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SIMPLE 1. With To Be

PAST 2 With Verbs

It was fantastic.
I was excited.
She was absent.

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It was fantastic.
I was excited.
She was absent.
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They were frightened.
We were confused.

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They were frightened.
We were confused.

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 Yesterday, the weather
____________ really nice.

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 Yesterday, the weather
____________ really nice.

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 The students ____________
excited about the upcoming
field trip.

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My family and I ____________ at
the park all day last Saturday.

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 There ____________ a lot of
people at the concert last night.

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 The movie ____________
interesting, but the ending was
a bit confusing.

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The cake and the cookies
____________ delicious.

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 I ____________ at the
library until late, studying
for the exam.

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 Our neighbors
____________ very friendly
when we first moved in.

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The children ____________
playing in the backyard
when it suddenly started
raining.
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The museum exhibit
____________ about
ancient civilizations.

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Last weekend, there ____________
many interesting activities in the
city.

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The restaurant we visited on Friday
night ____________ crowded.

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When I arrived at the party, most of
the guests ____________ already
there.

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SIMPLE PAST WITH VERB
She visited her grandparents last weekend.
They watched a movie at the cinema on Friday.
SIMPLE PAST WITH BE
I was at the beach last weekend.
She was delighted when she was at the party.

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Base Verbs Past Verbs

Talk Talked

Play Played

Call Called

Wash Washed
I called Andy last night.

They played basketball yesterday

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She was at the park
yesterday.

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Affirmative:There was a concert last night
Negative:
Interrogative:

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I was a student last year.

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Subject To be Complement

I was busy
She was angry

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Subject To be Complement

I was at school
They were at mall

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Affirmative: I was confused
Negative: I wasn’t confused
Interrogative: Was I confused?

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Affirmative:There was a concert last night
Negative: There wasn’t a concert last night
Interrogative: Was there a concert last
night?

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I was a student last year.

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She was at the park
yesterday.

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They were excited
about the field trip.

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We were in the same
class two years ago.

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He was my best friend
when we were kids.

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The weather was
sunny last weekend.

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The cat was very
curious yesterday.

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The movie was interesting,
but it was too long.

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My grandparents ____________
happily married for 50 years.

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The school concert was
fantastic last night.

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Subject Verbs Complement

I played badminton
They studied English

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Base Verbs Past Verbs

Talk Talked

Play Played

Call Called

Wash Washed
Base Verbs Past Verbs

Visit Visited

Want Wanted

Watch Watched

Study Studied
Base Verbs Past Verbs

Eat Ate

Go Went

See Saw

Buy Bought
Affirmative: I studied Math
Negative: I didn’t study Math
Interrogative: Did I study Math?

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Play-Played Go-Went
Watch-Watched Eat-Ate
Study-Studied Make-Made
Clean-Cleaned See-Saw
Do-Did Buy-Bought
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I studied Math yesterday

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Affirmative: I talked
Negative: I didn’t talk
Interrogative: Did I talk?

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Yesterday, I . . . . . for my
math test.

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Yesterday, I studied for
my math test.

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The children . . . . . . in the
park all afternoon.

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The children played in
the park all afternoon.

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After school, she . . . . . . her
room and organized her
toys.

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After school, she cleaned
her room and organized
her toys.

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I . . . . . . my friend to invite
her to the birthday party.

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I called my friend to invite
her to the birthday party.

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During the meeting,
everyone . . . . . . . about thei
weekend plans.

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During the meeting,
everyone talked about
their weekend plans.

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Last weekend, we . . . . . . our
grandparents in the
countryside.

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Last weekend, we . . . . . . our
grandparents in the countryside.

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Last weekend, we visited
our grandparents in the
countryside.

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She . . . . . . . to buy a new book,
so she went to the bookstore.

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She wanted to buy a new book,
so she went to the bookstore.

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The kids . . . . . . their hands
before dinner.

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The kids washed their hands
before dinner.

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0n Sunday, they . . . . . . . a
movie together as a family.

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On Sunday, they watched a
movie together as a family.

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