Cho Yiu Catholic Primary School English Primary 3

Cho Yiu Catholic Primary School English Primary 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! 1992 1887 1665 1998

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 cut his finger last night. .

Exercises Try your best!! .

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

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

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

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

The End Goodbye!

Hints * yesterday * last _____ * this morning * ______ ago * in (1994)

be was I He was She It

be were You were We They

+ed climb play talk wash watch climbed played talked washed watched

+d close like live phone closed liked lived phoned

+ied carry cry study try carried cried studied tried

no change cost cut hit read shut put