Simple_Past.ppt

The Simple PastThe ed ending: pronunciation and spelling

Rafael Moreno Esteban 2008

The verb to BE

POSITIVEI was You were He was We were You were They wereNEGATIVEI was not / wasn't You were not / weren't He was not / wasn't We were not / weren't You were not / weren't They were not / weren't QUESTIONWas I? Were you? Was he? Were we? Were you? Were they?NEGATIVE QUESTIONWasn't I? Weren't you? Wasn't he? Weren't we? Weren't you? Weren't they?


The verb to CAN

POSITIVEI You He We You They NEGATIVEI not / n't You He We You They QUESTION I? you? he? we? you? they?NEGATIVE QUESTION n't I? n't you? n't he? n't we? n't you? n't they?


Simple past: regular verbsUse: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. The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. Form:We add the suffix ed in + sentences. Example: She played the violin very well last night.We use DID or DIDNT in ? and sentencesExample: Did you call me yesterday? I didnt have my mobile on.When answering: Yes, I did. No, I didnt.In the simple past, the verb does not change for the different subject pronouns.


POSITIVEI played You played He played We played You played They playedNEGATIVEI did not play You did not play He did not play We did not play You did not play They did not play QUESTIONDid I play? Did you play? Did he play? Did we play? Did you play? Did they play? NEGATIVE QUESTIONDidn't I play? Didn't you play? Didn't he play? Didn't we play? Didn't you play? Didn't they play?


Spelling of the ending -edVerbs ending in consonant + y drop the y and add iedE.g. cry criedVerbs ending in one e simply add dE.g. move movedOne syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant double the final consonantE.g. stop stoppedExcept: verbs ending in -y,-w,-xE.g. snow snowed, play played, fix fixedVerbs of two or more syllables ending in one vowel+ one consonant also double the final consonant if the stress is on the last syllable.E.g. prefer preferredExcept: travel travelled, cancel cancelled (UK English only)


Time expressionsFrequency adverbsYesterday, the day before yesterdayLast night, last week, last month, last yearThe last time you calledTwo days ago, a week ago, 5 years agoIn 1999, in October, in the summerAt 7o'clock, at midnight, in the eveningFor a while, for some time, for a monthLately, recently


Pronunciation of the ed endingIf the verb ends in the sound /t/ or /d/ we pronounce the ending /id/E.g. fade fadedIf the V. ends in a voiceless consonant other than /t/ we pronounce the ending /t/E.g. laugh laughedIf the verb ends in a voiced consonant other than /d/ or vowel sound we pronounce the ending /d/E.g. beg begged, pray prayed


Exercise:write the past tense of the following verbs and put them in the correct column.VisitedNeededDiscoveredDestroyedSurvivedTravelledWorriedChangedLaughedCrashedJumpedIntroduced

discover laugh destroy survive crash jumpvisit change travel introduce need - worry

/d//t//id/


Sunday (1) turned into a very long day. My mum was coming back from holiday so I wentto the airport to pick her up.

Unfortunately her flight was (2) delayed for a couple hours so I had to hang around atthe airport. I went to the bookshop and (3) browsed around for a while, (4) flicked through some magazines and bought a paper to read while I (5) waited.

She finally (6) arrived at about 5 o'clock and (7) wanted to go straight home becauseshe was so tired. So we (8) jumped in the car and I (9) dropped her off at her place then (10) headed to my flat in south London but when I (11) tried to find my house keys, they weren't in my pocket.

I (12) realised with horror that I must have left them in the airport bookshop when I was paying for my paper. So I had to go all the way back to the airport but luckily someone had handed in my keys and I was able to collect them and come home again. It was a very, very long day.


Listen to these sentences. Is the person pronouncing the 'ed' endings correctly or not?1. He liked ice-cream when he was young.a. Correctb. Wrong2. She closed the door.a. Correctb. Wrong3. They invited you to the party.a. Correctb. Wrong4. She waited at the bus stop for an hour.a. Correctb. Wrong5. I phoned you last night but you weren't in.a. Correctb. Wrong6. I watched television all last nighta. Correctb. Wrong


Listen to these sentences. Is the person pronouncing the 'ed' endings correctly or not?

1. He liked ice-cream when he was young.a. Correct, 'liked' was pronounced with a / t / sound.

2. She closed the door.b. Wrong, 'closed' was pronounced with an / d / sound. It should be / d /.

3. They invited you to the party.a. Correct, 'invited' was pronounced with an / d / sound.

4. She waited at the bus stop for an hour.a. Correct, 'waited' was pronounced with an / d / sound.

5. I phoned you last night but you weren't in.a. Correct, 'phoned' was pronounced with a / d / sound.

6. I watched television all last nightb. Wrong, 'watched' was pronounced with an / d / sound. It should be / t /.


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