1. Subject: Simple past tense Powerpoint by Tom Grundy
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3. simple past tense

4. At 6 o’clock this morning
What is the past?
Yesterday
At 6 o’clock this morning
A long time ago
Just after I got up
When I was 4 years old
Last year
In January 2008

5. Things to remember… Normally…
We add ‘ed’ to verbs when we talk about the past.
We add ‘d’ to verbs ending in ‘e’.
A verb is an action word. A ‘doing’ word.

6. If there is an ‘e’ already, there is no need to add another one.
Remember:
jumped
danced
played
Add ‘ed’ or just add ‘d’
If there is an ‘e’ already, there is no need to add another one.

7. Past tense practice… They walk to school
On Monday, _____________________

8. Past tense practice… I listen to music
On Sunday, _____________________

9. Past tense practice…
I jump
Yesterday, _____________________

10. Past tense practice… I dance at school
Last week, ______________________

11. Past tense practice…
I laugh
Last year, ______________________

12. Past tense practice…
I play PSP
Last week, ______________________

13. action game

14. Answer in a full sentence
Past tense verbs
Who can?
Open the door
Turn off the light
Clear the board
Dance like a chicken
Jump like a monkey
What did he/she do?
Answer in a full sentence

15. Blackboard race TEAM 2 TEAM 1
Two teams: Write down the correct past tense of the words. Do you change the word, or add ‘ed’/’d’?
TEAM 2
TEAM 1
dance__________________
cook___________________
jump___________________
turn____________________
open___________________
watch__________________
play____________________
kiss____________________
walk___________________
close___________________

16. say a full sentence

17. Past tense verbs Make these verbs past tense Say a full sentence Jump
Present (now) Past
Jump

18. Past tense verbs Make these verbs past tense Say a full sentence Shout
WAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Present (now) Past
Shout

19. Past tense verbs Make these verbs past tense Say a full sentence Dance
Present (now) Past
Dance

20. Past tense verbs Make these verbs past tense Say a full sentence W
Present (now) Past W

21. Past tense verbs Make these verbs past tense Say a full sentence L
Present (now) Past L

22. change the tense

23. More examples Present: (Today)
talk walk play laugh help ask answer finish look
love
watch
cook
closed
work
wash
Past Tense: (Yesterday)
talked walked played laughed helped asked answered finished looked
loved watched cooked closed
worked
washed

24. Change the story to the past tense…
After school I play with my pet dinosaur. I dance with him. I play football with him. I cook him some soup and use very big vegetables because he is always hungry. I love my dinosaur and always smile when we jump around the park! I like having a pet dinosaur so much!

25. Change this story to the present tense…
The students walked to their lessons. The children played in the park. They laughed at the joke. The good students then helped Mr Tom with the books. They asked him a question about the homework. The good students answered the question. Mr Tom shouted at the naughty students. When they finished reading, they looked at the pictures.

26. ending sounds

27. There are 3 ending sounds for past tense words…
‘-id’
If you are teaching your students pronunciation of the past participles of some verbs that are being used as adjectives, then a second syllable will be added even if the base form does not end in a /t/ or /d/ sound, and the "-ed" ending will be pronounced as /id/.
Common past participles used as adjectives with an additional syllable are: aged, blessed, crooked, dogged, learned, ragged, and wretched.
Fortunately, this exceptions doesn't apply to teaching pronunciation of English past tense verbs, just past participles when they are used as adjectives.

28. only used for verbs ending
The ‘-id’ sound
decided
invited
needed
planted
posted
shouted
started
tasted
visited
waited
wanted
only used for verbs ending
with a ‘t’ or ‘d’ sound
‘-id’
If you are teaching your students pronunciation of the past participles of some verbs that are being used as adjectives, then a second syllable will be added even if the base form does not end in a /t/ or /d/ sound, and the "-ed" ending will be pronounced as /id/.
Common past participles used as adjectives with an additional syllable are: aged, blessed, crooked, dogged, learned, ragged, and wretched.
Fortunately, this exceptions doesn't apply to teaching pronunciation of English past tense verbs, just past participles when they are used as adjectives.

29. only used for verbs ending
moved
stayed
saved
cleaned
enjoyed
loved
closed
played
The ‘-d’ sound
only used for verbs ending
in a voiced sound
‘-d’
If you are teaching your students pronunciation of the past participles of some verbs that are being used as adjectives, then a second syllable will be added even if the base form does not end in a /t/ or /d/ sound, and the "-ed" ending will be pronounced as /id/.
Common past participles used as adjectives with an additional syllable are: aged, blessed, crooked, dogged, learned, ragged, and wretched.
Fortunately, this exceptions doesn't apply to teaching pronunciation of English past tense verbs, just past participles when they are used as adjectives.
Voiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r You can feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

30. only used for verbs ending
laughed
walked
kissed
finished
helped
danced
fixed
worked
washed
dropped
The ‘-t’ sound
only used for verbs ending
in an unvoiced sound
‘-t’
If you are teaching your students pronunciation of the past participles of some verbs that are being used as adjectives, then a second syllable will be added even if the base form does not end in a /t/ or /d/ sound, and the "-ed" ending will be pronounced as /id/.
Common past participles used as adjectives with an additional syllable are: aged, blessed, crooked, dogged, learned, ragged, and wretched.
Fortunately, this exceptions doesn't apply to teaching pronunciation of English past tense verbs, just past participles when they are used as adjectives.
Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th. You cannot feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

31. …and remember…

32. Past tense verbs – there is normally no need for ‘was’ or ‘has’.
Was / has
Which one is correct?
The robot has played last week
The robot played last week
The robot went to played last week
The robot was play last week

33. simple past tense board game

34. BOARD GAME
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35. In teams of 3, use a dice to work your way around the board
In teams of 3, use a dice to work your way around the board. For each box you land on, say the sentence in the past tense.

36. A /
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