Lesson Plan for Past Tense

 Provide an detailed lesson on "the past tense" Include 5 illustrations and links to 2 video lessons. Include a 10 question test with answers.

Detailed Lesson on the Past Tense

What is the past tense?

The past tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past. It is one of the most important tenses in English, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts.

How to form the past tense

There are two main ways to form the past tense of regular verbs:

• Add -ed to the end of the verb:
  • walk → walked
  • talk → talked
  • play → played
• For verbs that end in -e, drop the -e and add -ed:
  • love → loved
  • dance → danced
  • smile → smiled

There are also a number of irregular verbs in English, which have their own unique past tense forms. Some common examples include:

• go → went
• see → saw
• do → did
• eat → ate
• come → came

When to use the past tense

The past tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past, or before the present moment. Here are some examples:

• I went to the store yesterday.
• She saw a movie last week.
• They played soccer last year.
• He ate dinner an hour ago.
• I had already finished my homework when you arrived.

Illustrations

Here are five illustrations of the past tense in use:

1. I baked a cake for my friend's birthday yesterday.
2. The students finished their test and left the classroom.
3. The train left the station at 10:00 AM.
4. He went to the doctor because he wasn't feeling well.
5. They lived in a small village when they were children.

Video Lessons

Here are two links to video lessons on the past tense:

• English Grammar: Past Tense (Simple Past): https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/past-simple)
• Learn English: Past Tense (Simple Past): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgsG98vByiw)

10 Question Test

1. What tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past?
   • A. Past tense
   • B. Present tense
   • C. Future tense
2. How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?
   • A. Add -ed to the end of the verb.
   • B. Drop the -e and add -ed.
   • C. Both A and B are correct.
3. What is the past tense of the verb walk?
   • A. Walked
   • B. Walking
   • C. Walks
4. What is the past tense of the verb see?
   • A. Saw
   • B. Seeing
   • C. Sees
5. What is the past tense of the verb do?
   • A. Did
   • B. Doing
   • C. Does
6. When do we use the past tense?
   • A. To talk about actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past, or before the present moment.
   • B. To talk about actions or events that are happening now.
   • C. To talk about actions or events that will happen in the future.
7. Which of the following sentences is in the past tense?
   • A. I am going to the store later.
   • B. I went to the store yesterday.
   • C. I go to the store every week.
8. Which of the following sentences is in the correct past tense form?
   • A. I ate my dinner already.
   • B. I eated my dinner already.
   • C. I eat my dinner already.
9. Which of the following sentences uses an irregular past tense verb?
   • A. I walked to the park.
   • B. I saw a movie last night.
   • C. I went to the doctor.
10. Which of the following sentences uses the past tense to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?
    • A. I had already eaten dinner when you arrived.
    • B. I am eating dinner now.
    • C. I will eat dinner later.

Answers

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. A 5

Past Tense Grammar Rules

• To form the past tense of regular verbs, add -ed to the end of the verb.
• For verbs that end in -e, drop the -e and add -ed.
• There are a number of irregular verbs in English, which have their own unique past tense forms.

Past Tense Illustrations

Here are some additional illustrations of the past tense in use:

• I studied for my test last night.
• The teacher taught us about the solar system.
• The dog barked at the mailman.
• The wind 吹 (blew) the leaves off the trees.
• The students wrote their essays in class.

Past Tense Test

Instructions: Circle the correct answer for each question.

1. What tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past?

   • A. Present tense
   • B. Past tense
   • C. Future tense

2. How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

   • A. Add -ed to the end of the verb.
   • B. Drop the -e and add -ed.
   • C. Both A and B are correct.

3. What is the past tense of the verb walk?

   • A. Walked
   • B. Walking
   • C. Walks

4. What is the past tense of the verb see?

   • A. Saw
   • B. Seeing
   • C. Sees

5. What is the past tense of the verb do?

   • A. Did
   • B. Doing
   • C. Does

6. When do we use the past tense?

   • A. To talk about actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past, or before the present moment.
   • B. To talk about actions or events that are happening now.
   • C. To talk about actions or events that will happen in the future.

7. Which of the following sentences is in the past tense?

   • A. I am going to the park later.
   • B. I went to the park yesterday.
   • C. I go to the park every week.

8. Which of the following sentences is in the correct past tense form?

   • A. I ate my dinner already.
   • B. I eated my dinner already.
   • C. I eat my dinner already.

9. Which of the following sentences uses an irregular past tense verb?

   • A. I walked to the store.
   • B. I saw a movie last night.
   • C. I went to the doctor.

10. Which of the following sentences uses the past tense to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?

    • A. I had already eaten dinner when you arrived.
    • B. I am eating dinner now.
    • C. I will eat dinner later.

Answers

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A