PAST SIMPLE

8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.

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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME

(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.

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 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

Singular Plural

I was we were
you were you were
she was they were
he was
it was

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 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

I we
she you + were
he + was
they
it

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be

present past
was
I ____
amat work yesterday.
today.

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be
present past
is in the pool today.
He ___
was last week.

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be

present past
The moon ____
was
is huge tonight.
last night.

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present
The water is warm today.

past
the water was warm
yesterday.

(click and type)

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 8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

I was not in class yesterday.

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 8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

(a) I was not in class yesterday.

(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.

was + not = wasn’t

I
she + wasn’t
he
it
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(c) You were not home last night.

(d) You weren’t home last night.

were + not = weren’t

we
you + weren’t
they

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Jared is in class this morning, but

he________
wasn’t in class yesterday morning.

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They are in London tonight, but

they
___________
weren’t in London last night.

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I am happy today, but

I____________
wasn’t happy yesterday.

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The weather is nice this week, but

it___________
wasn’t nice last week.

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 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

Were you in class yesterday?

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 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

(be) + (subject)

Yes, we were. We were in class yesterday.

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YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

(be) + (subject)

No, we weren’t. We weren’t in class yesterday.

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 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

(be) + (subject)

Yes, she was. She was at the library last week.

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YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

(be) + (subject)

No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t at the library last week.

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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(c) Where was Bill last winter?

Where + (be) + (subject)

In Mexico. He was in Mexico last winter.

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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

(d) Where were they last month?

Where + (be) + (subject)

On vacation. They were on vacation last month.

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Was
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?

No, she wasn’t.

She wasn’t in class on Friday.

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Were
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?

Yes, we were. We were at the lake last week.

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Was
_____ Nina with you last week?

No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t with me.

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 8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

We walked to school.

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 8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

SIMPLE PRESENT

(a) We walk to school every day.

SIMPLE PAST

(b) We walked to school yesterday.

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 8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

SIMPLE PRESENT

(c) Hakim walks to school every day.

SIMPLE PAST

(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.

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 8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

verb + -ed = the simple past

I
you
she
he + walked (verb + -ed)
it
we
they
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Every day I brush my teeth.

YesterdayI_______________.
brushed my teeth

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Every day Julie plays the piano.

Yesterday she _____________.
played the piano

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Every day Edgar cooks.

Yesterdayhe cooked
_________.

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 8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

Bob and Helen were here yesterday.

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 8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ... yesterday.

yesterday morning.

yesterday afternoon.

yesterday evening.

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 8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

LAST
(b) Eve was here ... last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
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AGO
(c) Omar was here … five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.

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 8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

morning
yesterday with afternoon
evening

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 8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

night
long periods of time
last with
seasons
days of the week

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length of time
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month + ago
five months (in the past)
one year
ten years
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yesterday last

We went to the movies ________

yesterday
afternoon.

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I called you ________

last week.

yesterday
last

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Janice left for South America

________
yesterdaymorning.

yesterday
last

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last night.
The sky was beautiful ______

yesterday
last

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 8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

eat ate

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 8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

PRESENT PAST

come came
I come home I came home
every afternoon. this afternoon.

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 8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

PRESENT PAST

go went
I go swimming I went swimming
every Tuesday. last Tuesday.

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PRESENT PAST

write wrote
I write a letter to I wrote a letter
my grandmother to her last week.
every week.

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I have ice cream every Sunday. I

had ice cream last Sunday.

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What did I have

do last had
You ___
had
Sunday? ice cream.

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She sits at her desk to study every

night. She sat at her desk last
night.

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What did she do

She ___
sat at her sit
last night?
desk. sat

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She sees her best friend every

weekend. She saw her last
weekend.

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What did she

do last
She ____
saw her
weekend?
best friend.
see
saw

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 8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

I did not walk to school yesterday.

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 8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB

(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.

(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.

(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.

(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.

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 8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

I
you
she
he + did not + main verb
it
we
they
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(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.

(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.

NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t

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 8-7 Let’s Practice

I don’t sleep well every night. I slept

didn’t sleep well
well last night, but I __________
on Thursday night.

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 8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

Did Laurie walk to work?

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 8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(a) Did Laurie walk to work?

Yes, she did. She walked to work.

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 8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(a) Did Laurie walk to school?

No, she didn’t. She didn’t walk to school.

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 8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(b) Did you practice the violin?

Yes, I did. I practiced the violin.

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 8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(b) Did you practice the violin?

No, I didn’t. I didn’t practice the violin.

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 8-8 Let’s Practice

Did you see your Yes, I did.

dad today? I saw my
__________
_______.
dad today

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Did you see your brother

______________ Yes, I did.
today
___________? I saw my
brother today.

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____________
Whatdid you We went to a
do
_________
last night ? party last night.

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____________
Did Andrea go Yes, she did.
_________?
on vacation Andrea went on
vacation.

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 8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

bring brought

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PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring I brought a gift
gifts to birthday to your party
parties. yesterday.

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PRESENT PAST

drive drove

She drives to She drove to

school. school today.

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PRESENT PAST

run ran

He runs to He ran to school

school. this morning.

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PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought
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I ride
____ my horse every Sunday I
rode
____ him last Sunday.

ride
rode

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What did I do _____________

You rode your
last Sunday? __________.
horse

ride
rode

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I teach
_____ a class every Monday
night. I taught
______ a class last
Monday night.

teach
taught

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What did I do ____________

You taught a
last Monday? class
_____.

teach
taught

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 8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

Someone broke the window.

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PRESENT PAST

break broke

That child breaks She broke my

everything. coffee cup.

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PRESENT PAST

meet met

I can meet you They met in their

after school. English class.

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 8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST

sing sang

I like to sing I sang a new song

new songs. last night.

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PRESENT PAST

wake up woke up

Sometimes I wake Today I woke

up very early. up late.

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 8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
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I _____
send email every day. I
_____
sent email today.

send
sent

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What did I ________

You sent send
do today? email
_____. sent

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I ____
sing in my car every
day. Yesterday I sang
____ a
new song.

sing
sang

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What did I You sang a

__________ sing
do yesterday? _______.
new song sang

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 8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

begin began

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PRESENT PAST

begin began

People usually She began college

begin college at at age 25.
age 18.

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PRESENT PAST

wear wore
I wear a uniform I wore regular
at my new job. clothes at my
old job.

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PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
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I like to ____
sell things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday soldI
____ my old baseball.

sell
sold

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What did I do
yesterday?

____________
You sold your
_________.
old baseball

sell
sold

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hang my tools on my
I always _____
garage wall. Last weekend I
hung
_____ the rake on the garage
wall.

hang
hung

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What did I do
yesterday?
hang
hung

You hung your rake

_____________
on the garage wall
_____________
_________.

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