Past Simple tense is used: - 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. E.g. I saw a movie yesterday.

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. E.g. I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. E.g. He studied Japanese for 5 years SUBJECT + VERB (-ed (regular)/ irregular verbs (2nd Column)) + COMPLEM. SUBJECT + DIDNT + VERB (-infinitive) + COMPLEMENTS. (WH-) + DID+ SUBJECT + VERB (Infinitive) + COMPLEMENTS + ? YES/NO, SUBJECT + DID/DIDNT + COMPLEMENTS SPELLING RULES: - Consonant after after short stressed vowel at the end of the word. o We double the consonant. STOP- STOPPED. - One e at the end of the word. o We only add a d. SAVE- SAVED. - Verbs ending in y. o Preceded by a vowel (add ed). PLAY-PLAYED. o Preceded by a consonant (change y to i and add ed). HURRYHURRIED. PRONUNCIATION OF THE VERBS FINISHED IN ED.
In the Simple Past we add -ed to regular verbs. Be careful pronuncing the verbs: 1) verbs ending in -ed preceded by a voiceless consonant [p, k, f, , , s, ] -> speak [t]. The -e is silent. Example: I stop - I stopped [stpt] 2) verbs ending in -ed preceded by a voiced consonant [b, g, v, , , z, , l, m, n] or a vowel -> speak [d]. The -e is silent. Example: I clean - I cleaned [kli:nd] 3) verbs ending in -ed preceded by [t] or [d] -> speak [d]. The -e changes to []. Example: I visit - I visited [vztd]

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