1. Cho Yiu Catholic Primary School
English
Primary 3
Simple Past Tense

2. Objectives (1) To arouse the learning interests of the pupils;
Pupils know the usage of simple past tense:
Pupils can master the use of simple past tense.

3. Welcome!
1887
1992
1998
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4. Simple Past Tense
Primary 3

5. Simple Past Tense
When?

6. I was a football player in 1992.
1) A past truth
I was a football player in 1992.

7. They were in an office yesterday..
1) A past truth
They were in an office yesterday..

8. I played with my good friend yesterday.
2) A past action
I played with my good friend yesterday.

9. We closed the door three minutes ago.
2) A past action
We closed the door three minutes ago.

10. 2) A past action
You cried this morning..

11. 2) A past action
He cut
his
finger last night..

12. Exercises
Try your best!!.

13. was 1. I _____(be) a baby in 1991. 2. John _____(be) at
Exercise 1
was
1. I _____(be) a baby in
1991.
2. John _____(be) at
home yesterday.
was

14. 3. The children ______ were (be) happy last night.
Exercise 1 (Continued)
3. The children ______
(be) happy last night.
4. You ______(be) hot
four hours ago.
were
were

15. 1. I ________(walk) to walked school this morning.
Exercise 2
1. I ________(walk) to
school this morning.
2. Helen _______(read)
three books last week..
walked
read

16. phoned climbed Exercise 2(Continued) 3. They _______(phone)
to their friends
yesterday.
4. It_________(climb) up
the tree ten minutes
ago.
phoned
climbed

17. The End
Goodbye!

18. * yesterday * last _________ * this morning * ______ ______ ago
Hints
* yesterday
* last _________
* this morning
* ______ ______ ago
* in (1994)

19. be
was I He
was
She It

20. be
were
You
were We
They

21. +ed climb climbed play played talk talked walk walked wash washed
watch watched

22. +d
close closed
like liked
live lived
phone phoned

23. +ied
carry carried
cry cried
study studied
try tried

24. no change
cost cost
cut cut
hit hit
read read
shut shut
put put