Simple past tense

What is the simple past tense?

• • to tell the ongoing events

• to recount events that happened in the past that have been completed or ended in the past.

• to indicate an event that has not yet begun and will only occur in the future, a.k.a. in the future.

What is the form of the simple past tense?

• [Subject + To be (Was/Were) + Complement]

• [Subject + To be (is/am/are) + complement]

• [Subject + To be (i/am/are) going to + V1 + complement]

What are the uses of the simple past tense?

• This tense refers to actions that will take place after now.

• To express ongoing actions in the past

• To describe events that happened in the past and were completed at a specified time.

Choose the simple past tense time Signature!

• Today

• yesterday

• tommorow

Choose the correct simple past tense!

• I was a pilot

• I am an architect

• I am going to be a doctor

[ Subject + v2 + complement]

• I was home today

• I am beautiful

• She went to the hospital yesterday