1. simple past tensesimple past tense

2. Yesterday
•At 6 o’clock this morning
•A long time ago
•Just after I got up
•When I was 4 years old
•Last year
•In January 2008
What is the past?What is the past?

3. Normally…
•We add ‘ed’ to verbs when we talk
about the past.
•We add ‘d’ to verbs ending in ‘e’.
•A verb is an action word. A ‘doing’
word.
Things to remember…Things to remember…

4. Add ‘ed’ or just add ‘d’Add ‘ed’ or just add ‘d’
Remember:Remember:
If there is an ‘e’ already, there is no need to add another one.
jumpjumpeded dancedanceddplayplayeded

5. On Monday, _____________________
They walk
to school
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

6. On Sunday, _____________________
I listen
to music
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

7. Yesterday, _____________________
I jump
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

8. Last week, ______________________
I dance at
school
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

9. Last year, ______________________
I laugh
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

10. Last week, ______________________
I play
PSP
Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

11. action gameaction game

12. Who can?Who can?
•Open the door
•Turn off the light
•Clear the board
•Dance like a chicken
•Jump like a monkey
WhatWhat diddid he/she do?he/she do?
Answer in a full sentenceAnswer in a full sentence
Past tense verbsPast tense verbs

13. Two teams:Two teams: Write down the correct past tense of theWrite down the correct past tense of the
words. Do you change the word, or add ‘ed’/’d’?words. Do you change the word, or add ‘ed’/’d’?
1. dance__________________
2. cook___________________
3. jump___________________
4. turn____________________
5. open___________________
1. watch__________________
2. play____________________
3. kiss____________________
4. walk___________________
5. close___________________
Blackboard raceBlackboard race

14. say a full sentencesay a full sentence

15. Past tense verbsPast tense verbs
Jump
Present (now)Present (now) PastPast
1.1. Make these verbsMake these verbs
past tensepast tense
2.2.Say a full sentenceSay a full sentence

16. Past tense verbsPast tense verbs
1.1. Make these verbsMake these verbs
past tensepast tense
2.2.Say a full sentenceSay a full sentence
Shout
Present (now)Present (now) PastPast
WAAAAAA
AAAAAA!

17. Past tense verbsPast tense verbs
1.1. Make these verbsMake these verbs
past tensepast tense
2.2.Say a full sentenceSay a full sentence
Dance
Present (now)Present (now) PastPast

18. Past tense verbsPast tense verbs
1.1. Make these verbsMake these verbs
past tensepast tense
2.2.Say a full sentenceSay a full sentence
W
Present (now)Present (now) PastPast

19. Past tense verbsPast tense verbs
1.1. Make these verbsMake these verbs
past tensepast tense
2.2.Say a full sentenceSay a full sentence
L
Present (now)Present (now) PastPast

20. change the tensechange the tense

21. MoreMore
examplesexamples
Present:
(Today)
talk
walk
play
laugh
help
ask
answer
finish
look
love
watch
cook
closed
Past Tense:
(Yesterday)
talked
walked
played
laughed
helped
asked
answered
finished
looked
loved
watched
cooked
closed
worked

22. After school I play
with my pet
dinosaur. I dance
with him. I play
football with him. I
cook him some soup
and use very big
vegetables because
he is always
hungry. I love my
dinosaur and always
smile when we jump
around the park! I
like having a pet
dinosaur so much!
Change the story to theChange the story to the pastpast tense…tense…

23. Change this story to theChange this story to the presentpresent tense…tense…
The students walked to their lessons. TheThe students walked to their lessons. The
children played in the park. They laughed at thechildren played in the park. They laughed at the
joke. The good students then helped Mr Tomjoke. The good students then helped Mr Tom
with the books. They asked him a questionwith the books. They asked him a question
about the homework. The good studentsabout the homework. The good students
answered the question. Mr Tom shouted at theanswered the question. Mr Tom shouted at the
naughty students. When they finished reading,naughty students. When they finished reading,
they looked at the pictures.they looked at the pictures.

24. ending soundsending sounds

25. There areThere are 33 ending soundsending sounds
for past tense words…for past tense words…
‘‘-id’-id’ ‘‘-t’-t’ ‘‘-d’-d’

26. The ‘-id’ soundThe ‘-id’ sound
‘‘-id’-id’
onlyonly used for verbs endingused for verbs ending
with a ‘t’ or ‘d’ soundwith a ‘t’ or ‘d’ sound
decideciddeded
inviinvitteded
neeneeddeded
planplantteded
pospostteded
shoushoutteded
starstartteded
tastastteded
visivisitteded
waiwaitteded
wanwantteded

27. The ‘-d’ soundThe ‘-d’ sound
onlyonly used for verbs endingused for verbs ending
in ain a voicedvoiced soundsound
momovveded
stastayyeded
sasavveded
cleacleanneded
enjoenjoyyeded
lolovveded
cloclosseded
plaplayyeded
‘‘-d’-d’
Voiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, rVoiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r
YouYou cancan feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

28. The ‘-t’ soundThe ‘-t’ sound
onlyonly used for verbs endingused for verbs ending
in anin an unvoicedunvoiced soundsound
lalaughugheded
walwalkkeded
kiskissseded
finifinishsheded
helhelppeded
dandancecedd
fifixxeded
worworkkeded
wawashsheded
dropdropppeded
‘‘-t’-t’
Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th.Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th.
YouYou cannotcannot feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

29. simple past tensesimple past tense
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