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Simple Past Tense Grammar Guide

The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It covers regular and irregular verbs in the past tense, including spelling and pronunciation rules. It also addresses forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past tense. Key points include using "-ed" to form regular past verbs, learning irregular verb forms, and using "did" or "didn't" as an auxiliary verb along with the infinitive form of the main verb.

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Simple Past Tense Grammar Guide

The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It covers regular and irregular verbs in the past tense, including spelling and pronunciation rules. It also addresses forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past tense. Key points include using "-ed" to form regular past verbs, learning irregular verb forms, and using "did" or "didn't" as an auxiliary verb along with the infinitive form of the main verb.

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THE SIMPLE PAST

TENSE
GRAMMAR
SUMMARY

 Idea.
 Words.
 Regular Verbs.
 Spelling.
 Pronounciation.
 Irregular Verbs.
 Affirmative, negative and questions.
IDEA

 We use the Past simple tense to


describe an action that took place in the
past.

 This action is Short and Finished.


WORDS

 These are some words and expressions


that usually appear with a verb in the
Past Simple.
 Last ………..
 ……..ago
 Yesterday
 In 1986
REGULAR VERBS.

 To write the past simple of a regular verb


we add “-ed” to the base form.

 Work Worked
 Play Played
 Paint Painted
SPELLING RULES
To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember three rules:

 [Link] consonat+vowel+consonant we
double the last consonant when the
syllable is stressed.
 Stop Stopped

 Clap Clapped

 Plan Planned
SPELLING RULES

 [Link] the verb ends in –e, we drop the


–e and add the sufix.
 Move Moved
 Rule Ruled
 Live Lived
 Love Loved
SPELLING RULES

[Link] the verb ends in consonant+y we


drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.

 Cry Cried
 Try Tried
 Carry Carried
PRONOUNCIATION RULES

 There are 3 ways to pronounce “ –ed”

 /t/
 /d/
 /id/
/t/
We pronounce /t/ after voiceless sound:

 /p/ Stopped , helped , dropped , escaped


 /k/ Worked , asked, cooked , baked
 /s/ Passed , danced , dressed , guessed
 /ch/ Watched ,
 /sh/ Pushed , crashed , finished, brushed
 /f/ Laughed,
 /x/ Fixed, relaxed, mixed
/d/
We pronounce /d/ after vowel or voiced sound

 /vowel/ Played , agreed , allowed, carried, closed,


 cried
 /b/ Described
 /g/ Begged , belonged ,
 /l/ Pulled , called ,
 /v/ Lived , arrived , believed
 /m/ Slammed
 /n/ Burned , cleaned , planned , turned
 /r/ Appeared , covered , answered
 /z/
/id/
We pronounce /id/ after the sounds /t/ and /d/.

 /t/ Started , counted , arrested , invited

 /d/ Ended , landed , needed


IRREGULAR VERBS

 Most verbs are regular. But there are


also irregular verbs. You must study the
List of Irregular verbs to use them.
 Choose the Second Column.

 Break Broke Broken

 Do Did Done

 Write Wrote Written


AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

 We use the same form with different


subjects to express the past.

 She broke her leg


 I found a job
 We worked together
 You stopped the car.
AUXILIARY VERB

 Theauxiliary verb for the past simple is


“DID”.

 When we use the auxiliary verb “did” or


“didn´t” the main verb is written in the
infinitive.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES

 We write didn´t in front of the verb.


Remember the verb in the infinitive.
 I didn´t study for my exams.
 They didn´t bring the flowers
 She didn´t stop the car.
 The programme didn´t begin one hour
ago.
QUESTIONS IN THE PAST
SIMPLE
 We write didn´t in front of the subject.
The main verb is written in the infinitive.

 Did you come yesterday?


 Did you hear the noise?
 Did she open the present?

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