Grammar: Past Simple

Ms. Claire’s Orange Class

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GGrammar: Past Simple

When do we use past simple? * Past simple describes the events that happened before now.

* Usually add –ed, -d, or –ied to the verb. (regular verbs)

* Some change irregularly. (irregular verbs)

yesterday,

this morning,

ago, last week,

last month,

last year

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go do

sit tell

come hide

give sing

run say

went

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Grammar: Past-Tense Verbs

A. Circle the past-tense verb in each sentence. Write it

on the line.

1. Our class picked up trash.

2. We looked for litter.

3. We also cleaned the playground.

4. Tammy raked some leaves.

5. Bill and Jen planted flowers.

B. Choose two past-tense verbs you circled above. Use them

in two new sentences. Write the sentences on the lines.

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• Past-tense verbs tell about actions that already happened.

• Regular past-tense verbs end in -ed.

Last month our class cleaned the park.

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Grammar: Irregular Verbs

Rewrite the sentences using the past-tense of the verb in ( ).

1. Our teacher to China. (go)

2. She many interesting things in China. (do)

3. She a lion dance. (do)

4. Our class outside to learn the lion dance. (go)

5. We the dance yesterday for other classes. (do)

6. We to a Chinese festival to do the dance. (go)

• Some verbs do not add -ed to form the past tense.

• These verbs are called irregular verbs.

• The verbs go and do have special forms in the past tense.

I, he, she, it, we, you, they go went

I, he, she, it, we, you, they do did

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Rewrite the sentences. Use the past tense of the verb in bold.

1. I see some fireworks.

2. I say, “Wow! What bright lights!”

3. “Let’s come back next year,” we say.

4. You tell Tom about the fireworks.

5. We go with his family.

6. We do many activities together.

• The irregular verbs see, say, and tell have special formsin the past tense.

We saw the fireworks last night.

Dad said,“The celebration was the best.”

He told us that we could go next year.

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Write the past tense of the verb in ( ) to complete each

sentence.

1. We a movie about children in Mexico. (see)

2. Our teacher that all children like to have fun. (say)

3. you meet the children from Canada? (Do)

4. They to the park to learn the game. (go)

5. We them how to draw the game board. (tell)

6. They how we played the game. (see)

7. Jack with us to teach the game. (go)

8. He that everyone had fun! (say)

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A. Circle the correct verb in ( ) to complete each sentence.

1. We (runned, ran) along a path yesterday.

2. We (comed, came) to a fallen tree.

3. Animals (hided, hid) near the tree.

4. A squirrel (ran, runned) away from us.

5. A mouse (came, comed) out of his home.

6. A raccoon (hid, hided) inside the tree.

B. Write a sentence of your own using a past-tense verb .

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• The past tense of a verb shows that the action happenedin the past.

• Some verbs do not add –ed to form the past tense.

• The verbs come, run, and hide have special forms in thepast tense.

come came

run ran

hide hid

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Change the words in the bold print to past tense. Write the

new sentences on the lines below.

1. Native Americans give us stories about nature.

2. They sit around fires and told stories.

3. Sometimes they sing the stories.

4. Some stories give reasons for things in nature.

5. Children sit quietly during the stories.

• Some verbs do not add –ed to form the past tense.

• The verbs give, sing, and sit have special forms in thepast tense.

I, he, she, it, we, you, they g ive gave

I, he, she, it, we, you, they si ng sang

I, he, she, it, we, you, they s it sat

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Grammar: Past- and Future-Tense Verbs

A. Write the future tense of the verb to complete each sentence.

1. Ling and Mia at school next week. (help)

2. They in the library. (work)

3. On Monday, they to the younger children. (read)

4. Ling books for children. (find)

5. Mia the books to the children. (show)

6. On Tuesday, they some new books. (sort)

B. Write one future-tense verb from above in a new sentence.

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• A future-tense verb tells an action that will happen inthe future.

• The word will goes before the verb to make it the future tense.

Eric will rake the leaves tomorrow.

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Grammar: Past- and Future-Tense Verbs

A. Rewrite each sentence to tell

about the past. Change the verb

in ( ) to the past tense.

1. Our class as a team last Saturday. (work)

2. We with Mrs. Johnson. (talk)

3. She us to plant flowers. (want)

B. Rewrite each sentence to tell about the future. Change the

underlined verb to the future tense.

4. We get some seeds.

5. We plant the seeds.

6. The flowers make the park a beautiful place.

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How Far I’ll GoFrom Moana

Class: _______________ Name: ____________

Ms. Claire’s English Class

Time can be split into three periods: present, past, future.

I've been staring at the edge of the water

Long as I can remember, never really knowing why

I wish I could be the perfect daughter

But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try

Every turn I take, every trail I track

Every path I make, every road leads back

to the place I know, where I cannot go, where I long to be

See the line where the sky meets the sea! It calls me

and no one knows, how far it goes

If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me

One day I will know, if I go there's just no telling how far I’ll go

I know everybody on this island seems so happy on this island. Everything is by design.

I know everybody on this island has a role on this island, so maybe I can roll with mine

I can lead with pride, I can make us strong, I'll be satisfied if I play along

But the voice inside sings a different song

What is wrong with me?

See the light as it shines on the sea? It's blinding

But no one knows, how deep it goes

And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me

And let me know, what's beyond that line, will I cross that line?

The line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me

And no one knows, how far it goes

If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me

One day I will know, how far I will go

present What you do regularly

Past What you did

future What you are going to do

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