Past tense
Things that have
already happened!
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Past tense
Present time
• I am
• Alice is
• He is
• She is
Plural
• You are (one and more)
• We are
• They are
Past time
• I was
• Alice was
• He was
• She was
Plural
• You were (one and more)
• We were
• They were
Key words
Present
• Today
• This morning
• This evening
• This after noon
• Tonight
• This week
• This month
• This year
Past
• Yesterday
• Yesterday morning
• Yesterday evening
• Yesterday afternoon
• Last night
• Last week
• Last month
• Last year
Past of BE: Negative
I
She
He
+ Was
It
( singular Noun)
We
You
+ were
They
( Plural Nouns)
Wasn’t
weren’t
Past of Be: Questions
Were
you
in class yesterday?
• BE + Subject
Was Ahmed at home last night?
• BE + Subject
Where were you yesterday? In class
• Where + were + subject
Where was Ahmed last night? At home
• Where + was + subject
The verbs in our sentences change
when we talk about what has already
happened.
I walk to school
I jump on my bed
I walked to school
I jumped on my bed
Move on.
Verbs are doing words.
Here are some examples:
•Run
•Jump
•Walk
•Talk
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Can you see how we have changed these
verbs?
I walk to school
I walked to school
I jump on my bed
I jumped on my bed
Tell your partner then check your
answer
Add ‘ed’!
Move on
Add ‘ed’!
Back to question 1.
Back to question 2.
Using this rule, can you find
the missing words?
Question 1.
I ____________ my cat!
Kick
kicked
kicket
Nearly!!!
Don’t forget to use the rule!
Brilliant!!!
You chose the correct answer!
kick + ed = kicked!
Remember add ‘ed’
Next question
Have another go!
Don’t forget to use the rule!
Question 2
They _________ cartoons on the t.v.
Watch
watcht
watched
Brilliant!!!
You chose the correct answer!
watch
+ ed = watched!
Remember add ‘ed’
Move on.
Now look at these verbs:
• Wave
• Save
• Change
• Bake
They all end with an e!
Click here to find out how they change.
st
1 . Take of the e
Wave
nd
2 .
Add ed
Waved
Move on.
Let’s say that together!
• Take of the e
• Add ed!
Remember this super rule for the next questions!
Move on.
Now try this one!
Save
Talk to your partner. Which of the
answers is the right one?
Saveed
saved
sayved
Well done !!!!
You have remembered the rule!
Lets see how:
1st Take off the e
Save
2nd Add ed!
Saved
Next page.
Try again!!!!!!!!
Don’t forget to use our super rule!
Let’s say that together!
• Take of the e
• Add ed!
Remember this super rule for the next questions!
Back to question
Have another go!!
Don’t forget to use our super rule!
Don’t forget:
These rules help us to write about things in the past.
•I helped my mum do the shopping
•We looked at the animals in the zoo
•They baked a birthday cake for their friend
•She saved a lollipop for me!
Finish.
Well done you have worked
really hard!
Try to use these rules in
your writing!
Back to the start.