SIMPLE PAST TENSE
a. Monday b. c. d.
e. f. g.
What day is it today? Today is ……………………
What day was yesterday? Yesterday was ………………
We use the past simple to talk about things we did in the past. The
activities or situations began and ended in the past (e.g. yesterday,
last night, two days ago, last year, two weeks ago, etc).
If a sentence does not have a verb base, use the to be form
(was/were).
I, He, She, It was
You, We, They were
Most simple past forms are formed by adding –ed to a verb
Simple Form Simple Past
Visit Visited
Stay Stayed
Arrive Arrived
Work Worked
Some verbs have irregular past forms
Simple Form Simple Past
Eat Ate
Drink Drank
Catch Caught
Go Went
The Forms of Simple Past Tense:
1. Simple Past Tense with the verb “To Be”
Positive Sentence happy.
You, They, We were in the classroom.
I, He, She, It was a student.
Negative Sentence happy.
a. You, They,We were not in the classroom.
b. I, He,She,It was not a student.
Interrogative Sentence happy?
Were You,We,They in the classroom?
was I, He, She, It a student?
2. Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs (Verb+ed)
Positive Sentence
I, You,They,We, He, visited my grandmother two days
She, It ago.
Negative Sentence
I, You,They,We, He, did not visit my two days
She, It grandmother ago.
Interrogative Sentence
Did I, visit Your grandmother two days
You,They,We, ago?
He, She, It
3. Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs (E.g. go-went, eat-ate,etc)
Positive Sentence
I, You,They,We, He, went to Jakarta last week.
She, It
Negative Sentence
I, You,They,We, He, did not go to last week
She, It Jakart
a
Interrogative Sentence
Did I, go to Jakarta last week?
You,They,We,
He, She, It
Worksheet A
Activity 1. Write the simple past form of the verbs below:
be-____________ run- ______________ visit- ______________
go- ______________ draw- _______________ swim-____________
drive- ____________ cook- ______________ eat- ______________
sleep- ____________ stop- _______________ drink-_____________
think- ____________ read- ________________ Buy-_____________
begin- _____________ jump- _______________ Play- ____________
come- ____________ see- ________________ write-____________
fly- ______________ ride- _____________ watch-_______________
meet- ______________ make- _______________ do- _____________
sing- _____________ cry- ________________ walk- ______________
take-_____________ borrow- ______________ listen-_____________
Activity 2. Separate the verbs from activity 1 into the columns:
Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs
Activity 3. Write the past simple of the verb in (brackets) to complete the
sentences.
a. Yesterday I ____went_____ to the park. (go)
b. My grandparents _______________ us last week. (visit)
c. Last weekend I _______________ an email to my friend. (write)
d. My brother _______________ any computer games last night. (not play)
e. We _______________ cereal and _______________ juice for
breakfast. (eat, drink)
f. I _______________ my favourite TV programme yesterday. (not watch)
g. My friend _______________ me a new pencil case for my birthday.
(give)
h. Yesterday I _______________ to school, I _______________ by car.
(walk, not go)
i. I ____________ (watch) a movie at the cinema on the New Year’s Eve.
j. Milka ___________ (visit) her grandparents in Solo on her last holidays.
Activity 4.
Write the positive, negative or the interrogative form of the sentences.
1. a. (Positive Sentence) I watched a movie last night.
b. (Negative Sentence) ………………………………………………………………………
c. (Interrogative Sentence) ………………………………………………………………………?
2. a. (Positive Sentence) …………………………………………………………………………………
b. (Negative Sentence) I did not go to school yesterday?
c. (Interrogative Sentence) ………………………………………………………………………?
3. a. (Positive Sentence) …………………………………………………………………………………
b. (Negative Sentence) …………………………………………………………………………………
c. (Interrogative Sentence) Did you see Rany at the party?
Worksheet B
What Did You Do Yesterday?
Activity 1. Write the Past activity under the pictures.
Activity 2. Work in Pairs and Rearrange the jumbled paragraph to make a
good and meaningful text.
The Best Day Ever
Yesterday was the best day ever. It was Monday and it was a beautiful
sunny day. My friends and I had a field trip to Grand Canyon. In the
morning, we gathered at school and we departed by bus.
First, we went to the Visitor’s Centre. We met a park ranger and saw a
video about the Grand Canyon. We learned about the plant and the animals
that live in the desert. After that we had a picnic lunch. We ate
sandwiches and drank some orange juice.
After lunch we hiked around the South Rim. We saw a lot of cacti and hot
pink desert flowers. My friend Liam said that he saw a lizard and caught
it. In the evening, we had a very delicious dinner at the Grand Canyon
Square Inn and we also had a party. We danced and sang until we were
tired. Finally, we said goodbye and went to our hotel room to get some
rest. It was so much fun. I was so happy. It was the best day ever.
1. Where did the writer go for the field trip?
2. Where did the writer go at first?
3. What did the writer eat for lunch?
4. What did the writer see around the South Rim?
5. What did the writer do after dinner?
V1 V2
Be
have
eat
drink
see
say
sing
go
Recount Text
Recounts retell past events and experiences. The examples of recount
text are diaries, newspaper article, a text that tells funny, scary or
unforgetable experiences, auto biography, and biography.
Activity 3. Answer the following questions with the information about
yourself.
a. What day was yesterday? Did you go to school?
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b. What time did you wake up? What did you eat for breakfast?
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c. What did you do in the morning?
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d. What did you do in the afternoon?
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e. What did you do in the evening?
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f. What did you do before you go to bed?
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g. How did you feel about yesterday? Were you happy?
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LET”S WRITE A RECOUNT TEXT!
Name: _____________________
Title: ________________________
Paragraph 1: Orientation (Introduces us to the event)
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Paragraph 2: Events (in the order they happened)
First,__________________________________________________
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Paragraph 3: Reorientation (How did you feel)
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