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GRAMMAR

LESSON 21:

Simple Past Tense 1

Goal

I can use simple past tense with regular verbs and be-verbs.

Grammar Point

Read the grammar point with your tutor.

Use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened in the past.

  • Add -ed to regular verbs that end with consonants.

REGULAR VERB

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

talk

talked

play

played

open

opened
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ex

I talked with my friend.

ex

He played soccer in high school.

ex

They opened the door.

  • Be careful with spelling. For regular verbs that end with -e, add only -d.

REGULAR VERB

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

bake

baked

live

lived
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ex

I baked a cake.

ex

He lived in Tokyo.

  • For regular verbs that end in consonant + -y, change y to i and add -ed.

REGULAR VERB

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

cry

cried

study

studied
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ex

The baby cried.

ex

They studied French in high school.

  • For some regular verbs that end in vowel + consonant (not w, x, or y), you need to double the last consonant and add -ed.

REGULAR VERB

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

plan

planned

stop

stopped
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ex

Amanda planned her vacation.

ex

The car stopped at the light.

  • Change be-verbs to was or were.

BE-VERB

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

am

was

is

was

are

were
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ex

I was tired.

ex

He was happy.

ex

They were angry.

Sentence Builder

Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
ex

They were hungry.

(I)
   I was hungry   .

  • She played golf.

(plan her summer vacation)
                            .

  • Atsushi worked yesterday.

(cook dinner)
                            .

  • The baby cried.

(be one year old)
                            .

  • Brad opened the door.

(close the window)
                            .

  • I lived in India last year.

(travel to)
                            .

  • Jenna played tennis in high school.

(study Spanish)
                            .

  • They watched a movie last night.

(I)
                            .

  • We were tired.

(Matt)
                            .

  • I walked with my friend on Saturday.

(talk)
                            .

  • Henry visited his sister yesterday.

(jog in the park)
                            .

Practice

Make sentences using the grammar point, the words in the box, and the pictures and words below. The form of some words may need to be changed.

be

open

study

travel

live

be

play

talk

cry

work

watch

ex

Mark / the window

Mark opened the window.
ex

Mark / the window

Mark opened the window.

  • my sister / to France

  • they / hungry

  • Amanda / with her friend / yesterday

  • I / on Saturday

  • Eric / tired

  • we / in Toronto / last year

  • James / history / last night

  • they / golf

  • my little brother / a lot

  • I / TV

Q&A

Answer the questions using the grammar point and your own information.

  • What sports did you play in school?

  • What sports did your friends play in school?

  • Where did you live 10 years ago?

  • How were you yesterday (ex. tired, happy)?

  • Where did you travel to last year?

  • Who did you talk with yesterday?

  • Where were you at 1:00 p.m. yesterday (ex. at home, at work)?

  • What did you and your friends do recently (ex. watch a movie, relax at a café)?

  • What languages did you study in school?

  • What did you do yesterday (ex. work, watch TV)?