Exercise on Simple Past Tense

Here is an exercise on Simple Past Tense.

Listen to this song by

Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (Official Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXx0YoEpKs

Now, fill in the blanks with the most appropriate Simple Past Tense to complete the lyrics of the song.

Because you loved me – Celine Dion

(stand)                 For all those times you ________________by me                         
(make)                 For all the truth that you ________________me see   
(bring)                  For all the joy you ________________to my life                            
(make)                 For all the wrong that you ________________ right
(make)                 For every dream you ________________come true    
(find)                     For all the love I ________________in you

I’ll be forever thankful baby

(hold)                    You’re the one who ________________me up

(let)                       Never ________________me fall                                                         
(see)                     You’re the one who ________________me through, through it all

(be)                        You ________________ my strength

(be)                        when I ________________weak

(be)                        You ________________ my voice

(can’t)                  when I ________________speak

(be)                        You ________________ my eyes

(can’t)                  when I ________________see                               
(see)                      You ________________the best

(be)                        there ________________ in me                             
(lift)                       ________________me up

(can’t)                  when I ________________reach                          
(give)                    You ________________ me faith

(believe)               `cause you ________________ I’m everything I am

(love)                    Because you ________________me

(give)                    You ________________ me wings

(make)                 and ________________me fly                               
(touch)                 You ________________ my hand

(can)                      I ________________ touch the sky      
(lose)                    I ________________ my faith,

(give)                    you ________________ it back to me
(say)                      You ________________ no star was out of reach
(stand 2x)            You ________________ by me and I ________________ tall

(have 2x)             I ________________ your love, I ________________it all

(give)                    I’m grateful for each day you ________________me

Maybe I don’t know that much but I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
(chorus)

(be)                       You ________________ always there for me  
(carry)                   The tender wind that ________________me  
                                A light in the dark shining your love into my life
                                You’ve been my inspiration
(be)                       Through the lies you ________________the truth        
                                My world is a better place because of you.

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The Simple Past Tense

We often talk about memories using the past tense because obviously those memories happened in the past. That is why you need to know the Simple Past Tense!

When do you use the past tense?
There are many ways of talking about the past in English, but the two main ones are the simple and the continuous past.

1) Simple Past Tense
Use the simple past form of a verb when you are talking about an action that took place at specific point in the past and that is now finished.
e.g. :
i) I walked the dog yesterday.
iii) I went to Florida last year.


NOTE! The simple past is formed in different ways for regular and irregular verbs. For Regular verbs there is a rule, but Irregular verbs just have to be learned.

e.g.:

i)Regular simple past tense
I live in London now, but I lived in France for five years.

ii)Irregular simple past tense
 I normally go to work by bus, but yesterday I went in the car


2) Past Continuous Tense
Use the past continuous form of a verb when you want to talk about a long action that carried on in the past. The continuous past is often used to describe what people were doing when something else happened.
e.g.:
i) I was kicking the ball when Dave broke his arm.
ii) He was walking the dog when I saw George.

The past continuous is made by having was or were + the verb + 'ing'

he she it	was	working hard
you we they	were	working hard

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Simple Present Tense

Superman is really good with Simple Present Tense. So should you :)

When do you use the simple present tense?


There are two types of simple present tense:

1) Present Simple
Use the present simple form of a verb when:

i) The action takes place now.
- e.g.: I want you to help me now

ii)  The action is something that happens regularly.
 - e.g.: I walk the dog everyday.

 iii) You are describing things that are generally true/facts.
  - e.g.: Train travel is expensive.




NOTE! When it is 'he', 'she' or 'it' doing the action, remember to add 's', 'es,' or change the 'y' to 'ies'.

e.g.:

1) I like football, we like football, he likes football.

2) I always try hard, we always try hard, she always tries hard.

3) I watch a lot of films, we watch a lot of films, he watches a lot of films.

4) I seem OK, we seem OK, it seems OK.



2) Continuous Present
Use the present continuous form of a verb when:

i) The action is not a single action, it is an action that carries on. It is good describing what people are doing at a particular moment.
- e.g.: I am kicking the ball.
- e.g.: He is walking the dog.

The present continuous is made by having am, is, or are + the verb + 'ing'.

I	am	working hard
You We They	are	working hard
He She It	is	working hard

NOTE! Sometimes you can use the present continuous to talk about the future.

e.g: I am going on holiday on Friday.

*This will be explained in the next entry.

In order to test your understanding on this topic, you are encouraged to take this quiz by clicking here.

Have fun doing the quiz!



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Tenses

Tense


The tense of a verb that tells us when action was done. The action can be done in the past, present, or future.

Present (today)	verb	I paint a picture.
Past (yesterday)	verb + ed	I painted a picture.
Future (tomorrow)	will/shall + verb	I  will/shall paint a picture.

p/s: In the next entries we will learn the present tense, past tense and future tense!

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What is Grammar?

Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has rules. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at a particular time.

Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.

So think of grammar as something good, something positive, something that you can use to find your way - like a signpost or a map.

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