1. Simple Past Tense Verbs RegularIrregular

2. Simple Past Tense Regular Simply add –ed to the verbs cook – cookedsmell – smelled add - added play – played -> Sometimes the spelling changes try – tr I ed tried copy – cop I ed copied

3. How do you pronounce the –ed? There are 3 rules for the pronunciation of the –ed:  When the final sound of the base form is voiced (vibration), the –ed is pronounced. cleaned called  When the final sound of the base form is unvoiced (no vibration), the –ed is pronounced. walked typed  When the final sound of the base form ends in or, the –ed is pronounced. Also, add one syllable to the – ed. added hunted

4. Additional regular past tense verbs There are over 600 regular verbs – here are just a few: Add argue agree arrive ask bake break brush burn call count care carry clean clear change cheat dress dance decide end explain empty file frighten fix grab greet harm help hurry invite include joke join kick kiss learn like live move miss need own print plan push question remove remember share skip sneeze start stay stop talk turn type unite use visit wait want warn wash watch wave whisper yawn yell zip Practice: add –ed and write pronunciation sound

5. Irregular Past Tense Verbs These are verbs you CANNOT add -ED to. These verbs change their forms to create a new word OR they remain the same.

6. Here’s the list Base form simple past past participle be was/were been become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bite bit bitten blow blew blown

7. Base form simple past past participle break broke broken bring brought brought build built built buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut

8. Base form simple past past participle digdugdug do diddone draw drew drawn drive drove driven drink drank drunk eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought

9. Base form simple past past participle find found found fit fit fit fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven freeze froze frozen get got gotten give gave given go went gone

10. Base form simple past past participle grow grew grown hear heard heard hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept know knew known lay laid laid

11. Base form simple past past participle leaveleft left let let let lie lay lain lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant meet met met mistake mistook mistaken overcome overcame overcome pay paid paid

12. Base form simple past past participle putput put quit quit quit read read read ride rode ridden ringrang rung rise rose risen run ran run say said said see saw seen seek sought sought sell sold sold

13. Base form simple past past participle send sent sent set set set shake shook shaken shoot shot shot shrink shrank shrunk shut shut shut sing sang sung sit sat sat sleep slept slept slide slid slid

14. Base form simple past past participle speak spoke spoken spend spent spent stand stood stood steal stole stolen stink stank stunk strike struck struck sweep swept swept swim swam swum take took taken

15. Base form simple past past participle teach taught taught tear tore torn tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood upset upset upset wake woke woken wear wore worn weep wept wept

16. Base form simple past past participle wind wound wound win won won write wrote written

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