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Verbs – The Past Simple (Preterite) Tense – regular verbs

 

Summary of contents – Lesson 4

 

1-     When the past simple (preterite), tense is used, how it differs from the imperfect tense and how it compares to the past simple tense in English.

2-     Looking at how AR / ER and IR regular verbs are formed in the past simple (preterite), tense.

3-     A look at negatives and questions in the past simple (preterite), tense.

 

Aims of the lesson

 

1-     To understand how the past simple (preterite), tense is used in comparison to the English, past simple tense. Identifying when it is used in the same types of sentence structures as those in English and when in other types, the imperfect tense might be used instead.

2-     To recognise and understand what happens to the structure of regular past simple (preterite), tense verbs when conjugated. (Ending changes.)

3-     To appreciate the importance of accent marks when differentiating between verb conjugations in different tenses that have the same spelling.

4-     To appreciate how questions and negatives are formed when using the past simple (preterite), tense.

 

 

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