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Simple Past Introduction
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When do we use SIMPLE PAST?
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Uses O Instructions: Carefully read the description of each use of the past simple and complete the scheme presented below.
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Use nº1: Completed action in the past O Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. PAST PRESENTFUTURE
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Use nº2: A series of completed actions O Use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. PAST PRESENTFUTURE
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Use nº3: Duration in past O The Simple Past can be used to refer to a longer action which starts and stops in the past. PAST PRESENTFUTURE
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Verbs used in SIMPLE PAST
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Regular Verbs O Observe the following list of verbs in their past form and identify the pattern: O worked O played O needed O stayed O painted
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Regular Verbs O These verbs conjugate by adding -ed. PAINTPAINTED
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Irregular Verbs O broke O lost O ate O made O paid O Observe the following list of verbs in their past form and identify the pattern:
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Irregular Verbs O These verbs DO NOT follow a pattern. O They take irregular forms in the Simple Past. LOSELOST
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Verb to be O The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." POSITIVE I was. You were. We were. They were. He was. She was. It was.
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INTERROGATIVE Was I? Were you? Were we? Were they? Was he? Was she? Was it? NEGATIVE I was not. You were not. We were not. They were not. He was not. She was not. It was not.
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Simple Past Forms
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Positive Form O Identify the structure followed in the sentences bellow: O I waited. O You waited. O We waited. O They waited. O He waited. O She waited. O It waited.
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Positive form O Main structure: SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST I played videogame s SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENT
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Negative Form O Identify the structure followed in the sentences bellow: O I did not wait. O You did not wait. O We did not wait. O They did not wait. O He did not wait. O She did not wait. O It did not wait.
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Negative Form O Main structure: SUBJECT + DID NOT + INFINITIVE VERB She did not watch TV SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENTNEGATIONAUXILIARY
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O NOTE: remember that you only use past verbs in statements. In negative forms "did" indicates Simple Past.
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Interrogative Form O Identify the structure followed in the sentences bellow: O Did I have? O Did you have? O Did we have? O Did they have? O Did he have? O Did she have? O Did it have?
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Interrogative Form O Main structure: DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE VERB + ? Did it have a tail? SUBJECTAUXILIARY VERB COMPLEMENT
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