In a high school far far far away…

The Tíxer Productions Present

The English Department In Association with The English Department

A Guadalerzas High School Production

their hopes… will destroy A terrible thing the future is dark their hopes… will destroy A terrible thing the future is dark. they don’t know They are happy but for the students. It is a difficult time A new era is here.

The Past Simple

Starring The regular verbs play, study, stop, permit, open… The irregular verbs Be, go, do, drink, forget, eat …

Also starring Suffix –ed Opened, studied, played, stopped … Irregular forms Went, ate, drank, became, was …

Special appearance Did (as the auxiliary verb in questions and positive short answers) Didn’t (as the auxiliary verb in negatives and negative short answers)

Episode 1 Positive Sentences

Formation of regular verbs Normal verbs take –ed look = looked watch = watched walk = walked mix = mixed Verbs ending in consonant + y = -ied study = studied cry = cried play = played stay = stayed

Verbs ending in –e take –d love = loved hate = hated save = saved live = lived Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant = double consonant stop = stopped beg = begged permit = permitted Exception: travel = travelled happen = happened open = opened

The regular verbs

Formation of irregular verbs Sorry, but … “you must learn the irregular verbs”

The irregular verbs

Episode 2 Negative Sentences

The regular verbs

The irregular verbs

Episode 3 Questions

Yes, we did No, we didn’t Yes, he did No, he didn’t Yes, I did No, I didn’t

To be continued … ha ha ha ha ha May the force be with you!