SIMPLE PAST

TENSE!

LETS GO INTO THE PAST-

THE RULES OF PAST TENSEFew verbs are changed (by adding ‘ed’) to

make into a past verb. Such as- 1. play- played2. reach- reachedSome verbs are not changed such as-1.cut-cut2.set-set

FORMING SIMPLE PAST SENTENCES!It is very easy to form a simple past sentence.

Here is how it goes-

SUBJECT+ AUXILARY VERB+ VERB (ED)+ THE REMAINING SENTENCE.

HOW TO IDENTIFY SIMPLE PAST SENTENCES.It is easy to identify simple past sentences if

you know how to form a past sentence. Now identify if these are past-

I sang in front of many people yesterday.Sheena lives in Goa.

EXAMPLESI dreamt a thousand new paths. I woke and

walked my old one.I read that book 2 days back.We moved here in 2000.Our teacher taught us about the story called

‘The Tiger in the House’. My uncle went to India yesterday.

QUIZ TIME!!What is the rule to make a simple past

sentence?How do we form simple past sentences?Explain about how we identify simple past

sentences.Tell us 2 examples.Tell us 2 examples in the form of questions.What is a predicate? Give examples.