K.D. 6.

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Language Component: Grammar
(Teaching Approach: EEE = Exploration, Explanation, Expression)

Topic: Simple Past Tense

Study the following Example:

1. Dita and Dian visited their grandparents two weeks ago.
2. Piero did not play football yesterday afternoon.
3. Did she watch the movie last night?
4. The students were at the park this morning.
5. John was not present last Monday.
6. Were you the captain of that volley ball club?
From the sentences above try to find the pattern of Simple Past Tense in form of Positive,
Negative and Interrogative!

Positive : ……………………………………………….
Negative : ……………………………………………….
Interrogative : ……………………………………………….

TASK 1
Find the Past Form of the following Verbs!
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
VERB 1 VERB2 VERB 1 VERB2
Cook ………………… Write …………………
Cry ………………… Eat …………………
Work ………………… Read …………………
Boil ………………… Meet …………………
Listen ………………… Hit …………………
Look ………………… Drive …………………
Kiss ………………… Speak …………………
Study ………………… Sit …………………
Watch ………………… Stand …………………
Kill ………………… Sleep …………………
Pray ………………… Come …………………
Kick ………………… Take …………………
Play ………………… Do …………………
Move ………………… Make …………………
Type ………………… Hear …………………
Clean ………………… See …………………
Push ………………… Fly …………………
Plant ………………… Give …………………
Erase ………………… Send …………………
Count ………………… Is …………………
 ………………… Are …………………

TASK 2
Choose 5 words in the table above to make sentences of Simple Past Tense.
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3. (+)_______________________________________________________________
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4. (+)_______________________________________________________________
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5. (+)_______________________________________________________________
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TASK 3

Write the following sentences into positive, negative and interrogative!

1. Andre slept late last night.
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(?) _______________________________________________________________
2. Did he listen to me?
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(+) _______________________________________________________________
3. Mr. Joko did not permit her to smoke in the room.
(+) _______________________________________________________________
(?) _______________________________________________________________
4. Were you at home when your Mom cooked meat ball?
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(+) _______________________________________________________________
5. Her brother was not the victim of the gangster.
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(?) _______________________________________________________________
 TASK 4
Write sentences of Simple Past Tense using these words!

1. We – not – fight – yesterday.

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2. My cat – catch – a mouse – under – table – this morning.
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3. Tika – sing – a song – the party – last night?
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4. Someone – steal – Praba’s car – last week.
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5. Who – you – meet – in the café – two days ago?
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TASK 5
Give the correct form of the past tense for the words in the brackets!

Example:
She (study) hard last night for her Math exam.
 She studied hard last night for her Math exam.
W e (swim) in Air Sanih swimming pool two days ago.
 We swam in Air Sanih swimming pool two days ago.

1. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I immediately (go) to the police and (turn) it in.
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2. The doctor (say) that Tom was too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home fo a
couple of days.
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3. Pirlo (arrive) at Devina’s house a little before 9.00 p.m., but she (is) not there.
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4. A : I (call) you last night for dinner, but you (are) not there. Where were you?
B : I (work) out at Matrix Fitness Center.
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5. Sandy is in the living room watching TV. At this time yesterday, she also (watch) TV.
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