SIMPLE PAST UNIT 7 LEVEL: 102

Simple Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Simple Past I saw a movie yesterday. Last year, I travelled to Japan. Positive Form: Subject + the past form of the verb + the object( s ) I saw a movie yesterday. Last year, I travelled to Japan. She washed her car.

Simple Past He called his friend in Rome yesterday. Tom played football. I studied French when I was a child. He left the company many years ago. Suzan bought a new car in May.

Simple Past To form the past tense of regular verbs, add –ed to the base form of the verb. e.g. kill – killed visit – visited If the base form ends in e, add only –d: Love – loved Like - liked

Simple Past If the base form ends in a consonant followed by the letter y, change y to i and add –ed. Marry – married Study – studied Apply – applied Supply - supplied

If the verb has only one syllable and ends in one vowel and one consonant DOUBLE the consonant and add >> ed Stop >>> stopped Plan>>> planned

Many verbs have irregular past tense: Base form Become Do Feel Go Hear Know Make See Simple past Became Did Felt Went Heard Knew Made Saw

Simple Past Note: the simple past tense of be is was or were, and of have/has is had. Negative form: We use didn’t + infinitive ( without to ) Subject + did + not + base form of verb + object (s) e.g. They didn't expect to see you at the party. She didn't understand the question.

Simple Past Question form: We use did + infinitive ( without to ) (Wh?) + did + subject + base form of the verb + object(s) e.g. Where did you study French? When did you arrive? Did you do your homework?

Yes /No Questions: Did +subject+ base form of the verb + object e.g. Did you like the film ? Yes, I did. Did they enjoy the party ? No, they didn’t. Did she answer the last question in test? Yes, she did.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past). - Last year I (spend)………my holiday in Ireland. It (be)……..great. - I (travel)………around by car with two friends and we (visit)……….lots of interesting places. - One night we even (learn)………..some Irish dances. - We (be)……. very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain)……….a lot.

Last year I spent(spend - spent – spent) my holiday in Ireland Last year I spent(spend - spent – spent) my holiday in Ireland. It was( be – was) great. I travelled around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places. One night we even learned some Irish dances. We were very lucky with the weather. It did not rain a lot.

Pronunciation of –ed Ending 1- If the last sound in the base verb is /d/ or /t/, -ed is pronounced as a separate syllable: /Id/. e.g. wanted, decided, invited, Or Needed.>>>/Id/. 2- if the last sound in the base verb is /f/,/k/, /p/,/s/,/sh/,or/ch/ -ed is pronounced as /t/. e.g. worked /t/

Examples of /t/ Endings for Past Tense Verbs "laugh" becomes "laughed" and is pronounced "laugh/t/" (one syllable) "walk" becomes "walked" and is pronounced "walk/t/" (one syllable) "kiss" becomes "kissed" and is pronounced "kiss/t/" (one syllable) "finish" becomes "finished" and is pronounced "finish/t/" (two syllables)

3- The final –ed is pronounced /d/ after base verbs ending in all other consonants. Examples: she travelled /d/ around New York. “clean" becomes "cleaned" and is pronounced "clean/d/". "dream" becomes "dreamed" and is pronounced "dream/d/“.

If the last sound in the base verb is a vowel, –ed is pronounced /d/ If the last sound in the base verb is a vowel, –ed is pronounced /d/. "enjoy" becomes "enjoyed" and is pronounced "enjoy/d/“. "marry" becomes "married" and is pronounced "marry/d/"

Id d t studied talked liked looked painted started completed How do we pronounce these words with –ed ending Id d t studied stopped expected called talked liked looked answered painted started completed interested    

How do we pronounce these words with –ed ending Id d t studied stopped expected called talked liked looked answered painted started completed interested