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GRAMMAR FOCUS: Simple past tense, Time sequence

Simple past tense

1. Use the simple past to express the idea
2. You can use the simple past tense with

that an action or situation started and time expression that refers to the past:

finished at a specific time in the past. We Yesterday, Last night/week/month/year,
one/two days/week/months/years ago,
use the simple past tense to talk about long time ago, in 1998, etc.
things that are now finished

>> Remember that you should use Verb 2 (V2) in simple past tense! <<
Regular verbs:

I loved the local foods. They were all tasty.

I visited many new places and experienced many new things.

Local people were so nice. They always helped me.

Irregular verbs:

I went to Vietnam last vacation. It was wonderful.

I had an incredible experience during my three weeks trip last year.

I told my friends to visit the country next time.

Interrogative sentence:
Where did you go last vacation? What did you do there?

V1 V1
V2 V2

Adapted from: http://www.slideshare.net/RmDc2/simple-past-tense-14133567

A. Listen to this conversation between friends about vacation. Can you complete the dialogue by
writing down the sentences you hear? Remember, your sentences should be in past tense.

Sherly : Hey, how ……..….. your vacation?
Amanda : it ……..….. very fun.
Sherly : Where …………. you ……..…..?
Amanda : I ………… to the beach.
Sherly : Whom ………… you …..……. with?
Amanda : I ………..….. with my father, mother and older sister.
Sherly : Do you have a house at the beach?
Amanda : No, we ……………. at a hotel.
Sherly : Which hotel …………….. you ……..…….. at?
Amanda : It’s …………… The Imperial.
Sherly : Have you stayed there before?
Amanda : Yes, we’ve been going there for years.
Sherly : Must be very nice.
Amanda : Yes, it’s very nice and not too expensive.
Sherly : ……………. you …………. in the water?
Amanda : Yes, I ………………. swimming and I …………… the Banana boat.
Sherly : How about your older sister?
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