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2/26/2014
Past Simple - Game
In this game there are two sentences. One is in the present simple, the other in the past simple. Drag and drop letters to spell the past simple form of the verb.
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2/23/2014
Past Simple
Form:
The past simple of regular verbs add ed to the infinitive
Work ----- worked
Play ------- played
Irregular don’t form the past tense by adding ed, so you will have to learn them.
Click HERE and you’ll find a list of irregular verbs
The negative is formed with didn’t and the infinitive.
The interrogative is formed with did + subject + infinitive
Use:
It is used to talk about past actions when the time is given.
Affirmative:
Anne phoned me yesterday.
Alex swam in the river last week.
Negative:
She didn’t read the e-mail last night.
Interrogative:
Did she talk to Ben yesterday?
Short answers:
Yes, she did.
No, she didn’t
Time Expressions:
Yesterday, ….ago, last….., in 1998.
Spelling:
Verbs ending in consonant + y, change the y into i and add ed
Study ------ studied
Carry ------ carried
But: Obey ------ obeyed
Play ------ played
Verbs ending en e only take a d
Love ------- loved
Like ------- liked
Verbs of one syllable with a vowel between two consonants, double the last consonant.
Stop ------ stopped
Verbs ending in one l. double the l and add ed
Travel ----- travelled.
2/21/2014
Past Simple - Regular Verbs - Spelling
- Add -ed to most verbs.
talk >
talked
- For verbs with one syllable that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last letter and then add -ed.
stop >
stopped,
rob > robbed
- However, do not double the last letter if the verb ends in w, x
mix >
mixed
show > showed
- In longer words, if the last syllable of the verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant and that syllable is stressed, double the last consonant and then add -ed.
prefer >
preferred
admit >
admitted
- However, do not double the last letter if the first syllable is stressed.
enter >
entered
- We double the last l even though the last vowel is not stressed.
travel >
travelled
cancel >
cancelled
level >
levelled
marvel >
marvelled
- If the verb ends in e, just add -d.
create >
created
live >
lived
- If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -ed.
try >
tried
- If the verb end in vowel + y, we add –ed
play >
played
- For verbs that end with the letter c, the letter k is added directly after the c and then -ed is added to the end of the verb.
panic >
panicked
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