Simple Past tense

1. Simple Past tense How do we form the simple past tense?

2. The simple past tense of all regular verbs is the same for all persons. • Singular • I worked yesterday • You worked yesterday • She/he worked yesterday • Plural • We worked yesterday • Theyworkedyesterday

3. English Simple Past: Regular Verbs • The simple past is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed in the past. • For regular verbs, the simple past is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb (infinitive without to). • Base form + ed = simple past tense • Walk  walked • Push  pushed • Greet  greeted • Cover  covered

4. For regular verbs ending in the vowel-e, add -d.

5. For the very few English verbs that end in a vowel other than -e, add -ed.

6. For regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add -ed. • Play • Decay • Survey • Enjoy • Played • Decayed • Surveyed • Enjoyed

7. For regular verbs that end in a consonant+y, change the -y to -i and add -ed. • Cry • Dirty • Ready • Magnify • Cried • Dirtied • Readied • Magnified

8. For regular verbs ending in short vowel sounds followed by a consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed.

9. When the regular verb has more than one syllable, in American English the final consonant is doubled when the syllable stress is on the final syllable. • Defer  deferred • Regret  regretted • Reship  reshipped • Compel  compelled

10. Here are examples with regular verbs in the simple past. • Present tense • I walk to school. • She works downtown • They help on Tuesday • He asks a lot of questions. • Past tense: • I walked to school • She worked downtown • They helped on Tuesday • He asked a lot of questions

11. Irregular verbs do not form the past tense by adding -ed. Irregular verbs form the past tense by a change in spelling. • Buy  Bought • Do  Did • Fly  Flew • Forget  Forgot • Light  Lit • Go  Went • Say  Said

12. Lets look at some examples went • Yesterday I __________ to the store. (go) • Last week my sister and I ________ in the library (study) • Two hours ago Jack and Jim __________ to my sister. (talk) • Last month you __________ to California. (travel) • We __________ to renew our insurance but we forgot. (need) studied talked traveled needed

13. More examples studied • Last year I __________ in Spain. (study) • Two weeks ago my best friend and I ________ the train for the first time. (ride) • Last Tuesday my sisters __________ new shoes at the Longview Mall. (buy) • Earlier today, Raul and his girlfriend Penelope Cruz _______ at the new Japanese restaurant. (eat) • Evy, Ofelia and Jesus__________ to bring their teacher dinner. (forget) rode bought ate forgot

14. Worksheets • Find a partner • Work on the first three sheets of your handout packet