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The simple past tenseTunaholmsskolan

klass 8 English Grammar

Form (structure)

Meaning & Use

Pronunciation

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

English has two types ofverbs in the past tense: taught

walked

studied gave

became

cried lived

did

Look at the following

list of past tenseverbs

which verbs areregular, and which

are irregular?

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

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Regularverbs are verbs that .

Simple Form Past TenseWalk

Study

Cry

Live

end with

ed

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Irregularverbs are verbs that . . . .

DONT end with

ed

some irregular verbs

Have a vowel change in the past tense:

Simple Form Past Tense

become became

give gavedrive drove

forget forgot

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other irregular verbs

Have a different kind of change:

Simple Past

teach taught

bring brought

Leave left

Hear heardBuy bought

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And some irregular verbs

dont 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.

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Forregularverbs, simply use theed form of the

verb in a positive sentence.

When I was a child, I ___________ the piano.

Donna ______________ and _______________ inParis when she was younger.

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Forirregularverbs, 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!

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For negative sentences,USE

I went to work yesterday.Carl didnt go to workbecause he was sick.

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Exception =

VERB BE!

The verb be is special.

Never use DID NOT or DIDNT with the

verb BE. Instead, just use:

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Meaning & UseIn what situations do English speakers use

the simple past tense?

Completed actions in the past What are

some common time expressions used with

the past tense?

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Examples:I saw Maria yesterday.

Last week, 8C took their listening tests.

They got married two years ago.

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pronunciation

Theed ending in English has:

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Some regular verbs end

with a t sound:Walked

LaughedWashed

Talked

jumped

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Some regular verbs end

with a d sound:planned

playedlearned

answered

loved

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Other regular verbs end

with an id sound:These verbs have an extra syllable/stavelse:

Simple Form Past Tense

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There are rules that tell us

how to pronounce theed.However,

Its a good idea for students to make

a list of whiched verbs have a tsound, which have a d sound, andwhich have an id sound.

And with practice, you can start to learn andmemorize correct pronunciation.

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