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Past Time USE1 It is used to talk about activities that began and ended in the past (e.g., yesterday, last night, two days, in 1990…etc. Examples: Last.

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1 Past Time USE1 It is used to talk about activities that began and ended in the past (e.g., yesterday, last night, two days, in 1990…etc. Examples: Last year, I traveled to India. Did you have dinner last night?. I did not see a play yesterday.

2 USE 2 a series of completed actions Examples: I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

3 USE 3 Habits in the past Examples: I studied English when I was a child. He did not play the piano. They never go to schools; they always skipped classes.

4 USE 4 fact or Generalizations Examples: He did not like tomatoes. She was a shy as a child, but she is very outgoing. Did you live in India when you were a kid?

5 Structure of the Past Time Statement: I – you-it – he-she- they-we } work+ed Negative: I– you-it – he-she- they-we } didn't work

6 Question Wh- questions Wh- +helping verb+ subject+ main verb When did he sign off? Yes/ No question: Helping verb+ subject+ main verb+ rest of the sentence( optional)? Did he/she/it… work? Note: What happened to that person? We will notice that there is no need for a helping verb, did.

7 Spelling of –ed form A)Final –d is added to verbs ending in –e Smile ---< smiled Hope ---< hoped B) IF a verb ends with 2 consonants,just add –ed Help ---< helped Learn ---< learned C) If a verb ends in 2 vowels +a consonant, just add –ed Rain ---< rained heat ---< heated

8 D) IF a verb has one syllable and ends in in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant to make –ed form Stop ---< stopped Plan ---< planned E) IF the first syllable of a 2-syllable verb is stressed, do not double the consonant : Visit ---< visited Offer ---< offered F) IF the second syllable of a 2-syllable verb is stressed, do double the consonant : Admit ---< admitted Prefer ---< preferred

9 G) IF the verb ends in a vowel + -y, keep the – y. Do not change it to -i. Play ---< played enjoy ---< enjoyed H) I F the verb ends in a consonant + -y, change the –y to –i and add –ed. Worry ---< worried study ---< studied

10 Deletion or Addition of –e 1 :create – write – type… etc. You can simply add the –d to these verbs. But, drop the –e when adding the –ing form: creating – hoping –typing…etc 2 : When having Monosyllabic verbs that end in –ye, -oe, or –nge, keep the –e before –ing. Dye + -ing ---< dyeing hoe + -ing ---< hoeing singe + -ing ---<singeing But, drop the –e and then add the –ed form: dye + -ed ---< dy+ dyed hoe + -ed singe + -ed

11 3) IF a verb ends in –ie or –ee, just drop the final –e and add the –ed form: die -  died agree -  agreed But, when adding the –ing form, verbs like tie, lie, die will become in this form: die + -ing -  dying


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