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The past of the verb to beLearn
We use the Simple Past tense when discussing finished time (yesterday, last year, in 1999 etc).
Only the verb to be needs to be changed in the third person. Regular verbs add -ed to the end. Irregular verbs have to be learnt.
| I/he/she/it/ | was |
did |
had |
worked |
read |
liked |
ate |
drank |
| we/you/they | were |
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What Mr Bean did yesterday.
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Yesterday Mr Bean woke up at 6.00 am. | |
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He got up at 6.15 am, | |
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and went to the bathroom. | |
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He had a shower, | |
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then he had a shave and brushed his teeth. | |
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He ate breakfast at about 7.00 am. |
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After breakfast he read the newspaper. | |
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At 7.30 am he went to work. | |
Spelling Tip - Rules for Regular Verbs:
Words ending in -e / -d: for example like > liked - hike > hiked
Words ending in -y:-
-y becomes -ied : For example worry > worried - cry > cried
Spelling Tip - Rules for Irregular Verbs:-
First rule: There are no rules!
be > was/were
do > did
have > had
go > went
Your challenge is to tell us something you did yesterday.
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Test the simple past - fill in the gaps using the verbs given - Fill It!
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