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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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