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Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense #1

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Listen to a few sentences describing the actions of the person shown. The sentences are then written in the past-tense for you to see and identify the simple past-tense verbs. Regular and irregular verbs are then defined with sentences given as examples. Spelling rules are also included. This video and other parts in the series are excellent resources for ELL or ESL groups.

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the simple past tense, verb tenses, parts of speech, English Language Development

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simple past tense, verb tenses, parts of speech, esl, ell, english language arts
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Grade
5th - 9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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8:14
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