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Simple Past Tense: Actions That Already Happened
Grade · Subject
Grade 5 · English
Topic
Simple Past Tense
Estimated time
5 min
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Hook
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Let's Notice
Yesterday, Maya played football. The word 'played' tells us the action already happened.
Explain
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What Is Simple Past Tense?
Simple past tense is used for actions that happened before now.
Example
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Easy Examples
Today: I walk. Yesterday: I walked. Today: I play. Yesterday: I played.
Watch out
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Watch Out
Some verbs do not use -ed. We do not say 'goed'. We say 'went'.
Mini-check
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Try It
Yesterday, I _____ to school.
A.go
B.wentCorrect
C.going
Reflect
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Quick Reflection
What is one past tense word you learned today?
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