SIMPLE PAST TENSE. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE. VERB TO BE. PRONUNCIATION NOTE.

We use the Simple Past to describe actions, events AFFIRMATIVE. The –ed ending is pronounced three ways, according to the
or situations that began and finished in the past. QUESTIONS. ending sound of the verb.
I I
AFFIRMATIVE. absent yesterday. * /id/ after d and t endings. ( t – d )
She She was in the room one hour ago?
I Was He sick last week. Examples: existed, knitted, expected, arrested, treated,
She He
cleaned the house last weekend. It It at home last night?
started wanted, visited, waited, completed, chatted, rested,
He at home last night.
watched TV last night. You accepted, needed, decided, graded, celebrated, counted,
It You were
You drank some wine yesterday. Were
We
We angryhappy last Tuesday.
yesterday? added.
They ** /t/ after voiceless endings. [k-p-s-ss-ch-sh-x-f(gh)]
We They
ate pizza last Saturday. Examples: cooked, helped, talked, washed, wished,
They NEGATIVE
INFORMATION QUESTIONS watched, fixed, finished, looked, coughed, laughed,
NEGATIVE How old
I were you in 2018? I was 17 years old. discussed, kissed, passed, asked, baked, brushed, dropped,
I She was not
Where was Michael Jackson He was from the escaped, guessed, hoped, crossed, attacked, skipped,
She from?He at school last Sunday.
USA. stopped, jumped.
go to the party last Saturday. wasn’t
He It
did not do the homework yesterday. nervous
What was your favorite subjectlastMyMonday.
favorite subject *** /d/ after voiced endings. (The rest of the alphabet.)
It in school? was Mathematics.
You were not in the stadium yesterday. Examples: argued, used, listened, lived, played, sewed,
You play soccer last Sunday.
didn’t We REGULAR VERBS. named, cleaned, called, described, involved, answered,
We
listen to music last night. They weren’t
SPELLING RULES FOR - ED ENDINGS. saved, loved, enjoyed, offered, moved, stayed, refused,
The
learned, continued.
y 1- ) If the simple form of a verb ends in –y after a consonant,
QUESTIONS.
change the –y to i and add ed. S. González.
I
water the plants yesterday? Examples: try/tried. study/studied dry/dried carry/ carried
She
He study English last night? 2-) If the simple form of a verb of one syllable ends in one
Did It consonant after a vowel, double the last consonant and
You enjoy the party last Sunday? add –ed. (except x →fix – fixed )
We take a nap yesterday? Examples: Plan / planned stop / stopped plug /
They plugged chat / chatted rob / robbed shop /shopped chop
SHORT ANSWERS. / chopped.
I I Note: The letters w and y at the end of words are vowels,
SHORT ANSWERS.
you you not consonants.
Examples: row Iplay / played.
we we I / rowed sew /sewed
Yes, they did. No, they didn’t. She
3- ) If theshesimple form of a verb ends in anwasn’t. accented
she she was. He
(stressed) He
syllable, follow the rule above It(2) for one final
he he consonant
Yes, It one vowel.
after No,
it it Examples: permit /permitted transmit/ transmitted
You
prefer / preferred you
admit/admitted occur /
We were. we weren’t.
INFORMATION QUESTIONS occurred.
They they
How did you come to school? I came by minibus. 4- ) If the simple form of a verb ends in –e add only –d.
Where did you go on vacations We went to the Examples: tie/tied dance/danced change/changed.
last summer? mountains. 5- ) Add –ed to the simple form of all other regular verbs.
When did your mother She graduated from Examples: want / wanted ask / asked belong / belonged
graduate from high school? high school in 2001. pray/ prayed stay/ stayed. happen/ happened
open/opened
What did you have for dinner I had pupusas and
yesterday? chocolate.