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12 Simple Past Tense

Warm-up

Find the past tense form for these verbs in the word grid. discovery based

drop try stand swim save think speak begin choose
pay visit go ring write eat swim shake bring

S P O K E G R B O B

A A C H O S E E L R

V I S I T E D G R O

E D W U R I R A L U

D P A J I K O N W G

E V M C E N P S R H

R A N G D Q P N O T

S H O O K W E N T A

V B S T O O D S E T

T H O U G H T J V E

Verbs that speak of actions that took place sometime in the past are said to be in
the simple past tense.

Structure of Simple Past Tense

1. Declarative sentence

Subject Verb Rest of the sentence

I, We, You, They, Rina and Tina sang well.

He, She, It, Christina sang well.

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