Were you at the beach

last night?Past tense of the verb “ To be”

•He is walking to school.•He walks to school. •He walked to school.

•He is walking to school now.•He walks to school everyday. •He walked to school yesterday.

Now -- the current moment

Time

Past -- time “before” current moment

Now

Time

Past Now

Future -- time “after” current moment

Time

Present progressive

Past Now Future

-- means right now he is walking, as we speak.

He is walking.

Past Now Future

Or… He is dancing.

Past Now Future

He is jumping.Or…

Present simple

-- means the action is a truth or habit .

Past Now Future

He walks to school.

Past Now Future

He dances everyday.

Past Now Future

-- The action took place in the past .

Past simple

He walked to school .

this morning

Past Now Future

He danced at school.

Past tense:

Past Now Future

He was a student.

Truth:

He is a doctor.

Past tense

She is my girlfriend.

Truth or habit

She was my girlfriend.

Past tense Truth or habit

He was a handsome man. He is an old man.

Sean Connery

Past tense Truth or habit

They were at home yesterday. They are in Japan now.

Past tense Happening now

It was hot last Monday. It is snowing now.

Exercise I

• Past simple of the verb “To be”• Page 39

Exercise II

Discussion :Time phrases of Past tense

Time expression of Past tense

• last - week, month or year, last Christmas , last night •yesterday

• ago – 2 days ago , a week ago, a long time age , etc.• in – in 1985 , in March ,in

the past• this – this morning

Time expression of Past tense

Exercise III

Making sentences :Using time phrases of past tense

Simple Past Tense

Past Now Future

was . were / verb+ ed (ied) or irregular (do did)