Transcript Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
by Kristi Reyes
Simple Past
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Any event, activity, or state that started and
finished in the past
 Key words:
yesterday …
last …
… ago
 Regular verbs
work
talk
stay
study
 Irregular verbs
see
have
go
drive
Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs
Most regular verbs, add –ed to change to past tense:
walk
listen
need
1.
close
live
2.
try
dry
hurry
play?
Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs
3.
4.
shop
sob
rain?
fax?
prefer
permit
happen?
Online Practice
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Which spelling is correct?
Pronunciation of -ed
Which is the correct pronunciation of the –ed in these regular verbs?
Three different pronunciations of -ed
1. /t/
2. /d/
3. /id/
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liked
rained
wanted
stayed
assisted
called
helped
closed
decided
looked
watched
painted
Pronunciation practice
Irregular Verbs
Need to memorize
See handout
Practice every day!
To be
PRESENT
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
People
Everyone
PAST
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
People
Everyone
Online Practice
Practice 1
 Unit 6
 and now, writing practice …
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Questions and negatives
in simple past tense
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Make these affirmative sentences into
questions and negatives
Sentence
I studied English.
She worked yesterday.
They took a vacation.
He had a day off.
I was absent last week.
They were on break.
It was a holiday.
Question
Negative
Questions and negatives
in simple past tense
Question formation:
Did + subject + verb + ?
Was / Were + subject + verb + ?
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Negation:
Subject + did not (didn’t) + verb
Subject + was / were not (wasn’t / weren’t) + …
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Practice
Online Practice (optional):
type in the questions and negatives
 Partner speaking practice
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Questions about past tense
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More practice to come …
Inform the instructor if
you would like additional
practice!