Simple past regular and irregular
- 1. The simple past tense Form (structure) Meaning & Use Pronunciation
- 2. How do we form the simple past tense . . .? English has two types of verbs in the past tense: taught walked Regular verbs studied Irregular verbs gave Look at the following became list of past tense cried verbs… verbs… lived which verbs are did regular, regular, and which are irregular? irregular?
- 3. Regular verbs are verbs that …. …end with –ed Simple Form Past Tense Walk Study Cry Live
- 4. Irregular verbs are verbs that . . . . …DON’T end with –ed DON’ some irregular verbs Have a vowel change in the past tense: Simple Form Past Tense beco become beca became give gave dri drive dro drove forge forget forgo forgot
- 5. other irregular verbs Have a different kind of change: Simple Past teach taught bring brought Leave left Hear heard Buy bought
- 6. And some irregular verbs don’ don’t change at all . . . Simple Past hit hit put put set set The children set the table every Sunday. The children set the table last night.
- 7. For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the verb in a positive sentence. When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. Donna ______________ and _______________ in Paris when she was younger.
- 8. For irregular verbs, use the correct past tense form in positive sentences. Last week, I ___________ you a letter. The students _____________ a speech in English. They __________ a great job!
- 9. For negative sentences,USE I went to work yesterday. Carl didn’t go to work because he was sick.
- 10. Exception = VERB BE! The verb be is special. DIDN’ Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the verb BE. Instead, just use:
- 11. Meaning & Use In what situations do English speakers use the simple past tense? Completed actions in the past. Here are some common time expressions used with the past tense?
- 12. Examples: yesterday. I saw Maria yesterday. Friday, Last Friday, the students took their spelling and vocabulary tests. ago. They got married two years ago.
- 13. pronunciation The –ed ending in English has:
- 14. Some regular verbs end with a “t” sound: Walked Laughed Washed Talked jumped
- 15. Some regular verbs end with a “d” sound: planned played learned answered loved
- 16. Other regular verbs end with id” an “id” sound: These verbs have an extra syllable: Simple Form Past Tense
- 17. There are rules that tell us how to pronounce the –ed. However, It’s a good idea for students to make a list of which –ed verbs have a t sound, which have a d sound, and which have an id sound. And with practice, you can start to learn and memorize correct pronunciation.
- 18. Student Practice: Go to this website with a classmate to practice what you have learned or reviewed today: http://www.quia.com/quiz/664 418.html