Cho Yiu Catholic Primary School

EnglishPrimary 3

Simple Past Tense

Objectives

(1) To arouse the learning interests of the

pupils;

(2) Pupils know the usage of simple past tense:

(3) Pupils can master the use of simple past tense.

Welcome!

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Simple Past Tense

Primary 3

Simple Past Tense

When?

1) A past truth

I was a football player in 1992.

1) A past truth

They were

in an office

yesterday..

2) A past action

I played with my good friend yesterday.

2) A past action

We closed the door three minutes ago.

2) A past action

You cried this morning..

2) A past action

He cuthis finger last night..

Exercises

Try your best!!.

Exercise 1

1. I _____(be) a baby in 1991.2. John _____(be) at home yesterday.

was

was

3. The children ______ (be) happy last night.4. You ______(be) hot four hours ago.

Exercise 1 (Continued)

were

were

Exercise 2

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

walked

read

Exercise 2(Continued)

3. They _______(phone) to their friends yesterday.4. It_________(climb) up the tree ten minutes ago.

phoned

climbed

The End

Goodbye!

Hints

* yesterday* last _________

* ______ ______ ago* this morning

* in (1994)

was

I

She It

He

be was

were

You

We

They

be were

+edclimb climbedplay playedtalk talkedwalk walkedwash washed watch watched

+d

close closedlike likedlive lived

phone phoned

+ied

carry carriedcry cried

study studiedtry tried

no changecost costcut cuthit hit

read readshut shut

put put