Transcript verb - Guraru

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Lesson Plan
 The Simple Past Tense and
The Negative Simple Past Tense
of Regular Verbs
 Spelling of The Simple Past
Tense Verbs
 Pronunciation of The Simple
Past Tense Verbs
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Grammar in Content
Read about Arthur and Karen.
Hey! How was your
summer?
It was great! I was at a business
seminar in Florida. Bill Gates
was there! I talked to him for a
few minutes. I also dropped in
on a friend for lunch. We didn’t
cook anything. Instead, we
walked to a café near his house.
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The Simple Past Tense
Complete the chart with positive and negative
statements.
What about Contractions?
Subject
I
verb
arrived
didn’t
did
not arrive
He
She
It
You*
We
They
worked
didn’t
did not work
in Tokyo last
night.
hard yesterday.
called
didn’t
did
not call
Denise last
week.
*You is either singular or plural.
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Notes
We use the simple past to talk about events that happened
and are now finished.
I worked.
last week
I studied.
yesterday
last night
I called.
today
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Exercise A
Raise your hand if the statement is false.
Answers:
1. Arthur’s summer wasn’t good.
1. False
2. Bill Gates was there.
2. True
3. Arthur didn’t drop in on his friend.
3. False
4. Arthur and his friend cooked lunch. 4. False
5. Arthur’s friend drove them to lunch. 5. False
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Spelling Verbs in the –ed Form
Look at the chart.
Base
form
-ing form
Rules
work
walk
worked
walked
For most verbs: add ed.
live
dance
lived
danced
For verbs ending in a consonant + e: add d only.
study
cry
studied
cried
For verbs that end in a consonant +y: change y to i and
add ed.
play
enjoy
played
enjoyed
For verbs that end in a vowel +y: add ed.
Continued on next slide.
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Spelling Verbs in the –ed Form
Look at the chart.
Base
form
-ing form
Rules
drop
hug
dropped
hugged
For one-syllable verbs that end in a consonant +
vowel + consonant: double the final consonant and
add ed.
show
relax
showed
relaxed
For verbs ending w or x: do not double the final
consonant. Just add ed.
happe happened
n
opened
open
distracted
distract
For two-syllable verbs that end in a consonant +
vowel + consonant: if the first syllable is stressed,
add ed. Do not double the consonant.
prefer preferred
admit
admitted
commit committed
For two-syllable verbs that end in a consonant +
vowel + consonant: if the second syllable is
stressed, double the consonant and add ed.
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Exercise B
Raise your hand if the statement is in the present
progressive tense.
Answers:
1. I walkt 12 miles yesterday.
1. walked
2. He cryed at the end of the movie.
2. cried
3. She danced when she was younger. 3. Correct
4. They plaid with the children.
4. played
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Grammar in Content
Read about Arthur and Karen.
Hey! How was your
summer?
This time, try saying these verbs:
It was great! I was at a business
seminar in Florida. Bill Gates
was there! I talked to him for a
few minutes. I also dropped in
on a friend for lunch. We didn’t
cook anything. Instead, we
walked to a café near his house.
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Pronunciation Notes
Complete the chart.
Verbs that end in
Pronounce the third person -s
the sounds f, k, p, s, ch, or sh
/t/ as in “cooked” and “helped”
the sounds b, g, j, l, m, n, ng, r, /d/ as in “played” and “used”
th, v, z, or zh
d or t
/id/ as in “wanted” and “needed”
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Exercise C
Practice aloud with a partner. Use these verbs in a past
tense sentence. Help and correct each other.
1. walk
2. cook
3. admit
4. work
5. cry
6. play
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Grammar in Content
Read about Alison.
Let’s see… what did I do
yesterday? I took a test in
English. I ate dinner. I bought
a new computer. I needed
toothpaste, so I went to the
convenience store. I called my
house, but I didn’t speak to my
sister.
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Irregular Verbs
Complete the chart with positive and negative
statements.
Subject
verb
I
ate
He
She
It
You*
We
They
did not eat
in a restaurant last
night.
didn’t eat
*You is either singular or plural.
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Notes
Irregular verbs do not have the –ed ending in the past tense.
Here are some common irregular verbs and their past tense
forms.
be / was, were
go / went
meet / made
buy / bought
have / had
pay / paid
come / came
leave / left
put / put
do / did
make / made
see / saw
get / got
sell / sold
take / took
give / gave
speak / spoke
write / wrote
See appendix 4 on page 232 for more irregular verbs and their
simple past forms.
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Exercise D
Ask a partner the question. Next, answer for yourself.
What did you do
When did you
1. last night?
1. eat breakfast?
2. last Thursday?
2. study?
3. this morning?
3. write a letter?
4. yesterday?
4. shop?
5. last Summer?
5. meet your friend?
?
last week
yesterday
last night
today
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Review
Subject verb
I
arrived
did not arrive
He
She
It
worked
You*
We
They
called
in Tokyo last
night.
hard yesterday.
did not work
did not call
Denise last
week.
*You is either singular or plural.
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