The Simple Past Tense

prefer – preferred Two syllable verbs and stress in the second end in Vowel + Consonant double consonant + ed... Usage The simple past tense: is used to express: 1.[r]

The simple past tense I How we form the simple past tense? English has two types of verbs in the past: -regular -irregular Let’s read the following list of past tense verbs… Which are regular and which are irregular? walked studied taught gave became cried lived did regular regular irregular irregular irregular regular regular irregular II How to add “ED” after regular V EX: study – studied Cry – Cried Play – Played Enjoy – Enjoyed Verb ends “Y”: Consonant + Y Vowel + “Y” change “Y” I + ed keep “Y” + ed II How to add “ED” after regular V Ex: Bake – baked Like – liked Verb ends in “E” + D Ban – banned Stop – Stopped One syllable verbs end in Vowel + Consonant -> double consonant + ed II How to add “ED” after regular V Admit – admitted prefer – preferred Two syllable verbs and stress in the second end in Vowel + Consonant double consonant + ed Others: + ed III Usage The simple past tense: is used to express: action finished in the past (time) EX: I visited Berlin last week Andrew watched TV yesterday III usage Series of completed actions in the past  First I got up, then I brushed my teeth and had breakfast this morning III Usage A habit in the past Ex: I used to wake up late when I was at high school IV FORM A TOBE: WAS/WERE WAS: I, SHE, HE, IT, … WERE: THEY, YOU, WE,… (+) My father was in Nhatrang last month (-) Last night my parents weren’t on duty (?) Was she at home last night? Where were you yesterday? IV FORM B ORDINARY VERD: a Positive: Ex: a1 Lan bought a new computer last week irregular V(2nd) a2 He worked hard last week Regular V S+V (2rd) + O - ED IV FORM  a When I (be)……a child, I (play)… piano very well  b Last week, I (send)…….you a letter IV FORM b Negative: Ex: Last week, I didn’t send you a letter When I was a child, I didn’t play piano very well S + did’nt + V(bare_inf) + O Yesterday, Hung (not go)…… to work because he (be)…sick IV FORM c Question: -Y/N _question: EX: Did you watch TV last night? Did + S + V(bare_inf) + O? IV FORM  Wh_question? EX: Where did you go on holiday last summer? Why didn’t you come last night? Wh_q + did/didn’t + S + V_(bare _inf) + O? V Pronunciation “ed” /-id/: t, d EX: wanted, decided, … /-t/: p, k, f, s, x, sh, ch Ex: stopped, washed, looked, … /-d/: Others EX: lived, loved, stayed,… VI Markers  Yesterday, ago, In + year,  Last night / month / week/year,…  The other day (1 ngày nọ)  Once upon a time (ngày xửa ngày xưa),…