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(Main/Audio Activity and Pronunciation Syllabuses)
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Simple Past Tense: These forms are used with actions/events in the past... |
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Count/Non-count Nouns:
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Past Tense Verbs |
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Simple past with “be” verbs
“Was... and Were...”
With adjectives: I was happy/sad/early/late/on time.
With prepositional phrases: I was on the phone/in the classroom.
With adjectives: He She was fast/slow/smart/foolish/tired. It
With prepositional phrases: He She was at home/school/in the kitchen. It
With adjectives: They We were busy/lazy/bored/excited. You
With prepositional phrases: They We were at the cinema/ in the lobby. You |
Simple past with all other verbs
You can use these words/phrases with the past tense:
yesterday, a minute ago, a few days ago, last Saturday, last time,
last week, a week ago, several weeks ago,
a long time ago, not long ago, a while ago,
this morning, yesterday afternoon, last night... |
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~ ed (Regular)
smiled at their cat laughed at the mouse cried because of you shared the menu brushed her teeth washed the dishes combed her hair opened the door for him closed the window counted lots of money played hide and seek talked about starfish |
No ~ ed (Irregular)
ate lots of ice cream drank lots of milk read on the train drew many designs sat on her hat brought their drinks told her about his day thought about pizza met at the aquarium said “ I feel better ” had a big breakfast had a good time
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