Discovering the Past: Simple Tense Adventures

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Discovering the Past: Simple Tense Adventures

Learning objective

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the past simple tense to describe actions that happened in the past.

What do you already know about the past simple tense?

What is the Past Simple Tense?

The past simple tense shows actions that happened before now. We often use it with time words like 'yesterday' or 'last year'.

Regular Verbs

For most verbs, add '-ed' to make them past tense. For example, 'walk' becomes 'walked'.

Irregular Verbs

Some verbs change completely in the past tense. For example, 'go' becomes 'went', and 'have' becomes 'had'.

Practising with Sentences

Turn present-tense sentences into past tense: 'I eat an apple.' becomes 'I ate an apple.'

Time Words in Past Tense

Words like 'yesterday', 'last night', and 'a week ago' are often used with the past simple tense.

Interactive Quiz

Choose the correct past simple form: 'She (go) to the park.' Options: went, goed, going.

Story Time Activity

Write a short story about your weekend using past simple tense. Share with the class

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.