Past tense

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PAST TENSE

• PAST SIMPLE

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EXAMPLE-regular verbs

• Work
• 1.I worked 1.We worked
• 2.You worked 2.You worked
• 3. He 3. They worked
• She worked
• It

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Negative form

• I didnt work
• You didnt work
• He
• She didnt work
• It
• 1.We didnt work
• 2.You didnt work
• 3.They didnt work

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Interrogative form ( ? )

• Did I work ?
• Did you work ?
• Did he work ?
• she
• it
• Did we work ?
• Did you work ?
• Did they work ?

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Irregular verbs

• Speak
• 1. I spoke 1. We spoke
• 2.You spoke 2. You spoke
• 3. He 3. They spoke
• She spoke
• It

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Negative form

• I didnt speak
• You didnt speak
• He
• She didnt speak
• It
• 1.We didnt speak
• 2.You didnt speak
• 3.They didnt speak

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Interrogative form ( ? )

• Did I speak ?
• Did You speak ?
• Did he speak ?
• she
• it
• Did we speak ?
• Did you speak ?
• Did they speak ?

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Rules Pravila

• When the verb ends in e,the past simple is
  formed by adding -d ( care-cared ).
• When the verb ends in a consonant -y, and
  adding ied ( study- studied ).

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The Past Simple is used

• To talk about an action that took place in the
  past
• He got up, paid the bill and left.
• I didnt read the letter, I just gave it to Lee.
• What did you say?

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• To talk about a state continued for some time,
  but that is now finished
• I went to school in Scotland.
• Did she really work there for ten years ?
• To talk about actions that happened regularly in
  the past
• I often played tennis with her.
• They never went to the cinema when they lived in
  the country.

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Priložne oznake vremena

• Yesterday, two days ago, last week, last
• month, last year, in 2005,