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Si m p l e p as t an
 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

MEANING

We use the simple past to talk about a finished action or state in the past. It
can be something that happened once.

m p l e s This m o r n i n g , h e l e f t .
Ex a
He took the car and drove away.
 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

MEANING

Or something that happened many times.

This happened regularly for five years

E x a m p l e s
For five years, he took me to swimming practice.

He always made me laugh!

Adverb of frequency
 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

MEANING
We often say when it happened.

E x a m p l e s
This morning, he left.

For five years, he took me to swimming practice.

r b i a l s o f t i m e
Adve
When she was 15, Sara Jane won the
Junior Championship.
 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

FORM

Subject + verb simple past + + object / complement

We called her Sarah Jane.

 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

FORM
To make the simple past:

Base form of verb + ed call called

We called her Sarah Jane.

 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers
Simple Past

FORM

Verbs ending in y - change the y to i +ed

cry cried

She cried and cried.

 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers

Irregular verbs in the simple past

FORM
Many common verbs are irregular

Base form Simple past

have had
take took
do did

They had a daughter.

E x a m p l e s
He took the car.

He didn’t tell my mother.

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Negatives and questions in simple past

FORM

Auxiliary verb base form of object /

subject
in simple past active verb complement

Did he tell her mother?

h e r m o t h e r ?
i d h e t e l l
D
 Past tense - Simple past and sequencers

Negatives and questions in simple past

FORM

subject Auxiliary verb base form of object /

not
in simple past active verb complement
He did n’t tell my mother

He did
n’t tell
my mo
ther.
In this presentation, we looked at using the simple past to talk about finished
actions or states. had
have
Review this presentation and make a note of irregular verbs in the simple past.

In your notebook, write some sentences about your past life. Use some time
phrases to show when they happened or finished.

w c a r y e s t e r d a y .
I boug h t a n e
t o t h e g y m l a s t w e e k .
I d i d n ’ t g o