Past Tense

When do we use the Simple Past tense?

• The idea that an action is happening at the moment of speaking.

• The idea that an action happened daily.

• The idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?

• always

• yesterday

• at the moment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Last night the game ______ 10 minutes late.

• begin

• begined

• began

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The teacher ______ a note to Nina's parents.

• wrote

• writes

• writed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.

• didn't attend

• didn't attended

• didn't attending

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Andy ________ the guitar in the club house yesterday.

• plays

• played

• playet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

We _______ David in town a few days ago.

• saw

• did see

• see

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

What __________ you _________ last weekend?

• were/do

• was/you

• did/do

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.

• enjoyed

• wasn't enjoyed

• weren't enjoyed

• did not enjoy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

• stopped

• was stop

• was stopped

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E