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CLASS : 4 SD BY : MS. MS

4- SD- SIMPLE PAST TENSE (VERBAL)

Simple past tense is the tense that tells about the event in the past.
The important things in simple past tense:
 (+) V2
 (-) and (?) did + V1 X
 Using was/were
 Using non verb (noun, adjective and adverb).
 Adverb of time : Past time (yesterday, ….ago, last….,

Verbal Sentence
In verbal sentence, we use verb in past form (Verb 2). There are two types of Verb;
regular and irregular verbs.
A. Regular verb : Adding –ed in Verb 2
Walk walked Talk Talked
Work worked deliver delivered
Cook cooked reply replied
Try tried stay stayed
Stop stopped

Exercise I :
What is the V2 of these words ?
1. Drop _______ 6. Invite _______
2. Talk _______ 7. Rent _______
3. Destroy _______ 8. Climb _______
4. Play _______ 9. Arrive _______
5. Study _______ 10. Fly _______

B. Irregular verb: has different or even same form with Verb 1.

Exercise II :
Bring brought Write wrote
Buy bought Drive drove
Think ______ Break ______
Make ______ Forget ______
See ______ Get ______
Fight ______ Sing ______
Catch ______ Ride ______
Get ______ Read ______

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Past Simple Verbal Pattern:

(+) S + V2 + O/C + adv. Of time

(-) S + did not + V1 + O/C + adv. of time

(?) Did + S + V1 + O/C + adv. of time?

Example :
(+)I studied last night
(-) I did not study last night
(?) Did I study last night?

(+) they went to school this morning.

(-) they didn’t go to school this morning.
(?) did they go to school this morning?

Exercise III :
Complete the blanks with suitable form of verb in bracket!
1. We …… in swimming pool last week. (swim)
2. We didn’t ……. in the stage last night. (sing)
3. Our teacher ……… us English two days ago. (teach)
4. Did you ……. with your friend yesterday? (play)
5. They didn’t …….. the store last week. (open)
6. He ……. a bike in a hurry two hours ago. (ride)
7. She ……. with tourism fluently yesterday. (talk)
8. My sister ……. our breakfast alone this morning. (cook)
9. Did you ……. him at home twenty minutes ago? (see)
10. The girl …….. her mother few minutes ago. (help)

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE – 4 SD

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Circle the appropriate answer for each question!

1. Last year, I …… an ambition to be a teacher. But now, I don’t.

A. Have
B. Has
C. Had
D. Having

2. They played with their baby brother ……

A. Yesterday
B. Every night
C. Always
D. Often

3. The postman ……. the parcels yesterday evening.

A. Deliver
B. Delivered
C. Delivers
D. Delivering

4. My sister didn’t ….. my aunt’s letter last week.

A. Reply
B. Replies
C. Replying
D. Replied

5. One of the people just ….. at home at that moment

A. Stay
B. Stayed
C. Staying
D. Stays

6. The farmers did not ….. about politics

A. Talk
B. Talked
C. Talking
D. Talks

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7. That light was very bright a few seconds ……

A. Last
B. Next
C. Later
D. Ago

8. Did you …. up late last night ?

A. Wake
B. Woke
C. Wakes
D. Waking

9. What time …… you go to course yesterday?

A. Were
B. Was
C. Did
D. Are

10. He ….. at that restaurant last month.

A. Work
B. Worked
C. Working
D. Work

Essay - Complete the blanks with suitable form of verb in bracket and change them into
negative and interrogative form!

1. They …… to the zoo last week. (go)

2. My dad ….. a beautiful doll for my birthday (bring)

3. My brother and I ….. in the park this morning. (played)

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