Good Morning

Fatimanians!
 English Subject Prayer
Lord, give me not only a love for learning but also for
reading. As I read, encourage my imagination,
increase my comprehension, teach me valuable lesson
and thrill me with new discoveries. Make me a life
long reader, help me to grow a strong speller and to
understand the logic of English. Make me a
communicator of your grace and mercy to others.
May I see language as a tool to reach for your
kingdom. Amen.
REVIEW
WHAT DID WE DISCUSS LAST
MEETING?
SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define the function of Simple Past Tense

• Recognize the formula/pattern used in
constructing simple past tense sentence
• Create own example of a sentence using Simple
Past Tense
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

-The simple past is a verb tense that is

What is Simple used to talk about things that happened
Past Tense? or existed before now.
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Subject + Past tense of the verb

EXAMPLES:

John baked a cake.

They painted the fence.
 FORMING THE PAST TENSE – IRREGULAR VERB

Past tense of the irregular verb

EXAMPLES:

We _____(give) her a doll for her birthday.

My parents _____ (come) to visit me last July.
 FORMING THE PAST TENSE – REGULAR VERB

Base form of the verb + ed/d

EXAMPLES:

John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.

My father died last year.
 AFFIRMATION

• I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.

• I often brought my lunch to school.
• We saw a good film last week.
• Yesterday, I ____ (arrive) in Geneva.
• She _____ (finish) her work at seven o'clock
• I ____(go) to the theatre last night
 NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Subject + did not +base form of the verb

EXAMPLES:
The burglar did not use the fire escape.
Wolfgang did not brag too much about his hula hoop
skills.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCE

• I did not eat the pizza.

• He didn’t go to the bank.
• We didn’t watch the movie.
• My friends did not lie to me.
 YES/NO QUESTION

Did + Subject +base form of the verb

EXAMPLES:

Did the Martians land near the aqueduct or the town?

Did the burglar use the fire escape or the stairs?
 YES/NO QUESTION

• Did you look before crossing the

street?
• Did you realize the school was
closed?
• Why did you do your task last night?
Match the past and present
verbs.
ski though
p t
thin skipped
k
si kept
t
keep laughed

laug sa
h t
Match the past and present
verbs.
ski though
p t
thin skipped
k
si kept
t
keep laughed

laug sa
h t
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.
To form the past progressive tense correctly in a sentence we need…
Identify the verbs in the sentence
below.

Jessie got into the swimming

pool when her instructor
gave her the signal.
Underline the verbs in the
sentence below.

Jessie got into the

swimming pool when her
instructor gave her the
signal.
Identify the verbs in the
simple past tense.

running fell take

went lifted crying

running fell take

went lifted crying

Verb Simple Past Past
Progressive

come
fly
jog
break
Verb Simple Past Past
Progressive

come came was coming

fly flew was flying

jog jogged was jogging

break broke was breaking

 Essential Questions
1. Why do we need to know what are past
tenses?

2. Give an example scenario wherein you

were able to apply your knowledge about
past tenses.
 Values Integration

How did this lesson help you to be

more Efficient, Effective, and
Ethical with your own
reading/writing?
 Any
Questions?
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 Closing Prayer
O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary, you were pleased to appear to the children of
Fatima and reveal a glorious message. We implore
you, inspire in our hearts a fervent love for the
recitation of the Rosary. By meditating on the
mysteries of the redemption that are recalled therein,
may we obtain the graces and virtues that we ask,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and
Redeemer. Amen.