📘 Simple Past Tense

 🔍 Definition:

The Simple Past Tense is used to describe actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.

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🧱 Structure:

✅ Positive Sentences:

Subject + Past form of the verb + Object

• I watched a movie yesterday.
• She visited her grandmother last weekend.

❌ Negative Sentences:

Subject + did not (didn’t) + base form of the verb + Object

• I did not watch the movie.
• They didn’t go to school.

❓ Interrogative Sentences:

Did + Subject + base form of the verb + Object?

• Did you watch the movie?
• Did she visit her grandmother?

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🕒 Time Expressions Used:

• Yesterday
• Last (night/week/month/year)
• Two days ago
• In 2010
• When I was a child

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📌 Examples:

1. They played football last Sunday.
2. He didn't eat lunch at home.
3. Did you read that book last night?
4. She traveled to Spain in 2018.
5. We met at the park two days ago.

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✏️ Questions (Fill in the blanks) :

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in simple past tense.

1. Yesterday, I ______ (go) to the market with my sister.
2. We ______ (not see) the new movie last night.
3. My parents ______ (travel) to Italy in 2022.
4. ______ you ______ (enjoy) the concert last weekend?
5. He ______ (buy) a new bicycle two days ago.

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📚 Pronouns in English

 🔤 What is a Pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Instead of repeating names or things, we use pronouns.

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🧩 Types of Pronouns with Examples

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1. Personal Pronouns

Subject Pronouns	Object Pronouns
I, You, He, She, It, We, They	Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them

📷 Example Image Idea:

A boy says: "Tom is my friend. He is funny."
(Picture: Tom waving, with the word "He" highlighted.)

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2. Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns
Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Ours, Theirs

📷 Example Image Idea:

Two kids with toys. One says: “That toy is mine.”
(Label one toy “Mine”, another “Theirs”.)

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3. Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns
Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself, Itself, Ourselves, Yourselves, Themselves

📷 Example Image Idea:

A girl looking in the mirror: "She sees herself."
(Mirror reflection labeled “herself”.)

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4. Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns
This, That, These, Those

📷 Example Image Idea:

A child points to two toys: “These are my toys.”
(Two toys close by, labeled “These”.)

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5. Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative Pronouns
Who, Whom, Whose, Which, What

📷 Example Image Idea:

A teacher asks: “Who wants to read?”
(A group of students with raised hands.)

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📝 Questions

1. Which sentence uses a pronoun correctly?
A. Sarah is happy because Sarah won.
B. Sarah is happy because she won.
C. Sarah is happy because Sarah is Sarah.
D. Sarah is happy because Sarah is the winner.

✅ Answer: B. Sarah is happy because she won.

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2. What is the object pronoun in this sentence: “I saw him at school.”
A. I
B. Saw
C. Him
D. School

✅ Answer: C. Him

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3. Which one is a possessive pronoun?
A. He
B. Her
C. Hers
D. She

✅ Answer: C. Hers

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4. Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun?
A. They played outside.
B. She washed the car.
C. He talked to himself.
D. I know the answer.

✅ Answer: C. He talked to himself.

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5. Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun: "___ is my favorite book."
A. She
B. That
C. He
D. Who

✅ Answer: B. That

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