BY : DEWA AYU KETUT SRI MURTINI GOOD MORNING
WHY SIMPLE PAST TENSE IS VERY IMPORTANT ?
The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past. DEFINITON
To be : am/is change to was are changes to were. 1. Regular verbs 2. Irregular Verbs 3.
S + Verb-2 + Object (complement) Example : John Cabot sailed to America in yesterday I saw Maria yesterday Were you happy last night? SIMPLE PAST TENSE
VERB-2 REGULAR VERB IRREGULAR VERB
REGULAR VERB o Turn Regular verbs to the past by adding –ed or –d. Regular VerbPast Simple WalkWalked WantWanted HelpHelped DecideDecided
If the verb end with y preceded by a vowel add –ed If the verb end with y preceded by a consonant, drop they, turn it into i and add -ed. Regular VerbPast Simple PlayPlayed StayStayed StudyStudied BuryBurried
IRREGULAR VERB ed …DON’T end with –ed some irregular verbs Have a vowel change in the past tense: Simple FormPast Tense becomebecame givegave drive drove forgetforgot
other irregular verbs Have a different kind of change: SimplePast taught teachtaught brought bring brought left Leave left heard Hear heard bought Buy bought
And some irregular verbs don’t change at all... SimplePast hitputset The children set the table every Sunday. The children set the table last night.
For negative sentences, USE I went to work yesterday. didn’t go I didn’t go to work yesterday.
Exception = TO BE! The verb be is special. Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the verb BE. Instead, just use:
For Yes/No questions, USE Did you go to work yesterday? Did you come yesterday?