Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense

-Form-Form-Meaning and Use-Meaning and Use-Pronunciation-Pronunciation

How do we form the simple past tense?How do we form the simple past tense?

English has two types of verbs in

the past:-regular

-irregular

Let’s read the following list of past tense Let’s read the following list of past tense verbs….. verbs…..

Which are regular and which are irregular?Which are regular and which are irregular?

walked regularstudied regulartaught irregulargave irregularbecame irregularcried regularlived regulardid irregular

Regular verbs are verbs that end with -edRegular verbs are verbs that end with -ed

Simple form verbs:

walk

study

cry

live

Past tense verbs:

walked

studied

cried

lived

Rules for adding –ed:Rules for adding –ed: Add –ed to most verbs

Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with “e” (smile = smiled).

Drop the “y” and add –ied to verbs that end with a consonant + “y” (study = studied).

Double the consonant and add –ed to verbs that are monosyllables and end consonant + vowel + consonant (stop = stopped).

Double the consonant and add –ed to verbs that have more than 1 syllable, end consonant + vowel + consonant and the last syllable is stressed (prefer = preferred).

Irregular verbs are verbs that Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t don’t end end in –ed… you need to memorize these!in –ed… you need to memorize these!

Why do we use past tense verbs?Why do we use past tense verbs?

TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!

PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS……VERBS……

The –ed ending in English has three different sounds:

/t/: when the last sound of the verb is /k, p, ch, sh, f, h, s/ walked, talked, jumped

/d/: when the last sound of the verb is /b, g, l, m, n, r, v, w, y, z, vowel/ played, loved, planned

/id/: when the verb finishes in “t” or “d” invited, waited decided....

How do we write the negative How do we write the negative form?form?

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

REGULAR:She playedYou studied

IRREGULAR:He wentWe ate

REGULAR:She didn’t playYou didn’t study

IRREGULAR:He didn’t goWe didn’t eat

How do we write the interrogative How do we write the interrogative form?form?

AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE

REGULAR:She playedYou studied

IRREGULAR:He wentWe ate

REGULAR:Did she play?Did you study?

IRREGULAR:Did he go?Did we eat?