PAST SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE The simple past tense
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PAST SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past. e. g. John Cabot sailed to America in 1498. e. g. My father died last year. e. g. He lived in Fiji two years ago. e. g. We crossed the Channel yesterday.
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST We always use the simple past when we say when something happened, so it is associated with certain past expressions: Definite past time expressions last week/year/month/summer/Easter/Christmas in 1992 six weeks ago yesterday Indefinite past time expressions the other day ages ago a long time ago
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST FORM Affirmative Subject+ verb+ed e. g. I walked Negative Subject+ did not+ infinitive without to e. g. They did not/didn´t go. Interrogative Did+ subject+ infinitive without to e. g. Did she arrive? Interrogative negative Did not+ subject+ infinitive without to e. g. Didn't/Did not you play?
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST ATTENTION TO THE PAST of BE, HAVE AND DO ATTENTION TO IRREGULAR VERBS Some verbs are irregular in the simple past (STUDY AT LEAST THE LIST IN YOUR BOOK)
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST IN CONCLUSION, in order to talk about the past we need to change the verb into the past tense. Regular verbs PLAY * PLAYED
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST IN CONCLUSION, in order to talk about the past, we need to change the verb into the past tense. Irregular verbs
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST Regular verbs (HOW TO PRONOUNCE –ED) 1) /t/ final voiceless sound in the verb (/p/ /k/ /s/ /f/ /∫/ /t∫/) walk, stop, watch, dance, laugh, wash 2) /d/ final voiced sound in the verb love, study, beg, listen 3) /id/ final /t/ or /d/ sound in the verb need, want
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST Regular verbs (HOW TO PRONOUNCE –ED) PRACTICE 1 https: //www. grammar. cl/englishgames/pronunciation-ed. htm PRACTICE 2 https: //www. tinytap. it/activities/gtla/play/edending-pronunciation-practice
PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 1 PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 2 PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 3 https: //games 4 esl. com/lesson-plans/past-tense/