Unit 18 Simple Past Verbs Sarah Morris

Grammar Notes Past X Future Now Use the simple past to tell about things that are finished. We arrived last night Past X Future Now

Grammar Notes There are three spellings for the regular simple past in affirmative statements: d Arrivearrived I arrived late. ed LandLanded We landed in Quito. ied TryTried He tried to change his flight.

Grammar Notes Use did not + base form of the verb in negative statements. We did not stay at the hotel. Use didn’t for negative statements in speaking or informal writing. We didn’t stay at a hotel.

Grammar Notes The verb form is the same for all of the subject pronouns I visited Seoul. You visited Cincinnati. She visited Mexico City. He visited Tokyo. It visited Melbourne. We visited Dubai. They visited Bogota.

Grammar Notes Time markers usually come at the beginning or end of a sentence. Yesterday I studied. I studied yesterday. You can use yesterday alone. You can also use it before morning, afternoon, or evening. I visited my friends yesterday. I visited my friends yesterday evening. This is just more specific on the time.

Grammar Notes Use ago after a length of time. I started this class a month ago. Use last before words like night, week, or year. I arrived here last month.

The Simple Past: Statements with Regular Verbs

The Simple Past: Statements with Regular Verbs

Practice! Page 203 Exercise 4- Class Exercise 5& 6- Partners