step 7: past tense
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Introduction
Match the past and present verbs.
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skip
think
sit
keep
laugh
thought
skipped
kept
laughed
sat
Introduction
Match the past and present verbs.
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skip
think
sit
keep
laugh
thought
skipped
kept
laughed
sat
Today we are looking at simple past tense and past progressive tense.
Simple past tense is when actions took place at a specific time and are now finished
I walked into the monsters cave.
Past progressive tense is when actions took place in the past over a period of time.
I was walking into the monsters cave.
Simple Past Past Progressive
walked was walking
baked was baking
sat was sitting
flew was flying
ate was eating
skipped was skipping
swam was swimming
‘was’ could also be changed to ‘were’.For example: They were flying. We were eating lunch together.
Varied Fluency 1
Underline the verbs in the sentence below.
Jessie got into the swimming pool when
her instructor gave her the signal.
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Varied Fluency 1
Underline the verbs in the sentence below.
Jessie got into the swimming pool when
her instructor gave her the signal.
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Varied Fluency 2
Circle the verbs in the simple past tense.
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running fell take
went lifted crying
Varied Fluency 2
Circle the verbs in the simple past tense.
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running fell take
went lifted crying
Varied Fluency 3
Write the past tense form of the base verbs below.
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Verb Simple PastPast
Progressive
come
fly
jog
break
Varied Fluency 3
Write the past tense form of the base verbs below.
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Verb Simple PastPast
Progressive
come came was coming
fly flew was flying
jog jogged was jogging
break broke was breaking
Varied Fluency 4
True or false?
The sentence below is written in the past progressive tense.
Marvin said that Suzie was at work when
the salesman knocked on the door.
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Varied Fluency 4
True or false?
The sentence below is written in the past progressive tense.
Marvin said that Suzie was at work when
the salesman knocked on the door.
False, the sentence is written in the simple past tense.
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Application 1
Choose the correct verb tense to fill the gaps in the sentence below.
Mum and Dad ______________ the house by
themselves while the children were
______________ fun in the park.
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cleaning had
cleaned having