Simple Past tense
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Curipod generated lesson: "Simple Past tense". #1-4
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Updated 5 months ago
1. Word cloud
120 seconds
Name a simple past tense verb you might use to describe what you did yesterday.
2. Slide
60 seconds
Simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened in the past. The simple past can be formed using regular or irregular verbs. Regular verbs use -ed to form the past tense, while irregular verbs change their spelling.
Simple Past Tense
3. Slide
60 seconds
Simple Past tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past and have already been completed. It is formed with the verb's past tense form. Irregular verbs are used to form the Simple Past tense, which means their base form and past form do not follow a consistent pattern. The Simple Past tense is often used with adverbs of time such as ‘yesterday’, ‘last week’, ‘two years ago’, etc.
Concepts:
4. Slide
60 seconds
The Simple Past tense is also known as the Preterite tense in some languages. In Spanish, the Simple Past tense is called the Pretérito Indefinido. The Simple Past tense is used to talk about events that started and finished in the past.
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5. Open question
300 seconds
What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs in the Simple Past tense?
6. Open question
300 seconds
What are some examples of things you did in the Simple Past tense?
7. Open question
300 seconds
Why is it important to learn the Simple Past tense?
8. Open question
300 seconds
How have you used the Simple Past tense in your own writing?
9. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a bird with a cereal bowl on its head
10. Poll
60 seconds
What is the simple past tense of the verb 'eat'?
- Ate
- Eaten
- Eats
- Eating
11. Poll
60 seconds
Which sentence is in the simple past tense? a) I am eating pizza. b) I ate pizza yesterday. c) I will eat pizza tomorrow.
- I ate pizza yesterday.
- I will eat pizza tomorrow.
- I am eating pizza.
12. Poll
60 seconds
'He ____ his homework last night.' Fill in the blank using correct form of the verb 'do'.
- Doing
- Did
- Doed
- Done
13. Poll
60 seconds
What is the simple past tense of 'run'?
- Ran
- Running
- Runs
- Runned
14. Poll
60 seconds
Which sentence is in simple past tense? a) They are playing cricket right now. b) They played cricket yesterday. c) They will play cricket tomorrow.
- They will play cricket tomorrow.
- They are playing cricket right now.
- They played cricket yesterday.
15. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: Q: What is the difference between the simple past tense and the past perfect tense?
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