Talking About The Past the simple past tense 教师：杜晓青

你昨天做了什么？ 我昨天在做作业

你在什么地方出生的？我出生在重庆

你是什么时候高中毕 业的？ 我是 2004 年高中毕业 de 。

The Simple Past Tense

the simple PAST TENSE Meaning Structure How to use it

the simple PAST TENSE Meaning The Simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action or state that occurred in the past

the simple PAST TENSE STRUCTURE Statements Positive statements Negative statements Questions General questions WH questions

the simple PAST TENSE Positive statements SubjectPast participleObjectTime Past participle: base verb +ed/d, if it is a regular verb Example: I watched a movie last night.

the simple PAST TENSE Negative statements SubjectDidn’t base word Wasn’t / were not ObjectTime Example: I did not go to the cinema yesterday. I was not the school last Monday.

the simple PAST TENSE General questions— Yes/No Example: Did you go climbing last Sunday? Did you go to the party last night? Ans: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. DidBase verbObjectTimeSubject

the simple PAST TENSE WH questions WH question should include the WH words. Such as: What Who Where When Which……

the simple PAST TENSE WH questions 1 Example: Who cleaned the room yesterday? Who fried the steak? When WH word is the subject, such as who WH wordPast participleObjectTime

the simple PAST TENSE WH questions 2 Example: What did you do yesterday? Which movie did you watch last Sunday? WH wordDidBase verbSubject

Make a Conversation

What did you do yesterday? Where were you born? When did you graduate from high school? I did my homework yesterday I was born in Chongqing in 1988 I graduated from high school in 2004.

Mary’s Diary I didn’t get up until 11:30 this morning. The flat was in a bit of a mess. Some people stayed late Xiaoyan and I didn’t want to clear up last night. We just talked and finished a bottle of wine together…….

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