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THE SIMPLE PAST

TENSE

GRAMMAR


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SUMMARY

Idea.

Words. Regular Verbs.

Spelling.

Pronounciation.

Irregular Verbs.

Affirmative, negative and questions.


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IDEA

We use the Past simple tense to

describe an action that took place in the

past.

This action is Short and Finished.


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WORDS

These are some words and expressions

that usually appear with a verb in the

Past Simple. Last ..

..ago

Yesterday

In 1986


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REGULAR VERBS.

To write the past simple ofa regular verb

we add -ed to the baseform.

Work Worked

Play Played Paint Painted


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SPELLINGRULESTo avoid spelling mistakes we must remember three rules:

1.Afterconsonat+vowel+consonant we

double the last consonant when the

syllable is stressed.

Stop Stopped

Clap Clapped

Plan Planned


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SPELLINGRULES

2.When the verb ends ine, we drop the

e and add the sufix.

Move Moved

Rule Ruled

Live Lived

Love Loved


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SPELLINGRULES

3.When the verb ends in consonant+y we

drop the y and write i+ed.

Cry Cried

Try Tried

Carry Carried


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PRONOUNCIATIONRULES

There are 3 ways to pronounce ed

/t/

/d/

/id/


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/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


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/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/


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/id/We pronounce /id/ after the sounds /t/ and/d/.

/t/ Started , counted , arrested , invited

/d/ Ended , landed , needed


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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


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AFFIRMATIVESENTENCES

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.


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AUXILIARY VERB

The auxiliary verb for the past simple is

DID.

When we use the auxiliary verb did or

didnt the main verb is written in the

infinitive.


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NEGATIVESENTENCES

We write didnt in front of the verb.

Remember the verb in the infinitive.

I didnt study for my exams.

They didnt bring the flowers

She didnt stop the car.

The programme didnt begin one hourago.


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QUESTIONSINTHEPAST

SIMPLE

We write didnt in front of the subject.

The main verb is written in the infinitive.

Did you come yesterday?

Did you hearthe noise?

Did she open the present?

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