What Is Simple Past Tense!!!

Year 3, Unit 15

"Today, I am going

 to explain about 

Simple Past

 Tense"

What is “Simple Past Tense”? Simple past tense is used for actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Example : -

1. I met her yesterday. (be verbs)

2. They had a meeting last week. (verb to have)

3. We walked to school this morning. (regular verb)

4. Farah came late to the class last Monday. (irregular verb)

	Verb type	positive	negative
Singular	Be verb	Jason was here last week.	Jason was not here last week.
	Verb to have	Jason had a test last Thursday.	Jason did not have a test last Thursday.
	Regular verb	Jason walked to library.	Jason did not walk to the library.
	Irregular verb	Jason came late to school.	Jason did not come late to school.
Plural	Be verb	They were here last week.	They were not here last week.
	Verb to have	They had a test last Thursday.	They did not have a test last Thursday.
	Regular verb	They walked to the library.	They did not walk to the library.
	Irregular verb	They came late to school.	They did not come late to school.

     

      Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense.

1.    Last year I (go) ________ to England on holiday. 

2.    It (be) ________  fantastic. 

3.    I (visit) ________  lots of interesting places. I (be) ________  with two friends of mine. 

4.    In the mornings we (walk) ________ in the streets of London. 

5.    In the evenings we (go) ________  to the famous Baker Street. 

6.    The weather (be) ________ cool and breezy.

7.   We can (see) ________ a lot of beautiful buildings and streets.

8.    Where (do/spend) ________ your last holiday?

Read the story about four friends below.

Once upon a time, there lived a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a chicken. They left their homes to become musicians.

They walked for a long time. They were hungry, thirsty, and tired.

Finally, they saw a little house. The donkey looked through the window. Three men were eating in the house.

The animals wanted to sing for the men to get some foods. So, the dog stood on the donkey. The cat stood on the dog. The chicken stood on the cat. Then, they started to sing.

Underline the past tense in the sentences below.

1. They left their homes to become musicians.

2. They were hungry, thirsty, and tired.

3. The donkey looked through the window.

4.  The animals wanted to sing for the men to get some        foods.

 5. The cat stood on the dog.