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Simple Past Tense. Lic. Katya Gabriela Ortega Mendoza AUTOR. Do you know these guys?. They all have something in common. They were created by the same man: Walt Disney (1901 – 1966 ). Walter Elias Disney.
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Simple Past Tense Lic. Katya Gabriela Ortega Mendoza AUTOR
They all have something in common... They were created by the same man: Walt Disney (1901 – 1966 )
Walter Elias Disney • Walt Disney was a famous American Film Animator and producer. He was born in 1901 and died in 1966. • He was the first to make animated cartoons. His most famous character was Mickey Mouse. Mickey first appeared in Steamboat Willie in 1928.
Walt Disney made his first cartoon film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. He opened the first Disneyland amusement park in California in 1955. • Disney films are still popular today
The last example is a BIOGRAPHY • Whenever we want to write a biography we must pay attention in some things: • Verbs: was / was born / appeared / made opened. (Simple Past Tense) • Dates: 1901 / 1966 / 1928 / 1937 / 1955 • With this information are we going to start working today...
Regular Verbs ed Play Rest Work Irregular Verbs No rules Cut Read Go VerbsSimple Past Tense The Past Simple of the verbs is the same in all persons
Simple Past Tense • We use the Simple Past Tense for actions which finished at a definite stated time in the past. That is, we know when the action happened. • We form questions with the auxiliary Did and the root form of the verb • We form negations with Did not (Didn’t) and the root form of the verb
-ED Pronunciation Rules 1 Pronounce –ied endings as /id/. studied /id/ 2. When the original form of the verb ends in ‘t’, ‘te’ or ‘d’, pronounce –ed as /ed/. painted – needed
-ED Pronunciation Rules 3. When the verb ends originally in ss, sh, ch, k, p, or x, pronounce –ed as /t/. kissed /t/ - washed /t/ - watched /t/ worked /t/ - stopped /t/ - fixed /t/
-ED Pronunciation Rules 4. In all the rest of the verbs, pronounce –ed as a soft /d/. learned /d/ - arrived /d/ watered /d/ - smiled /d/
Negative sentences • I didn´t do my • Homework. • What did you do • Yesterday? • Did you study for • The exam? Did Interrogative form Wh-questions Dance – Danced Play – Played Work - Worked Simple Past Regular verbs Verbs ending with - ed See – Saw Write – Wrote Sing - Sang Irregular verbs No rules!!