Презентация на тему "Past Simple"

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

USE OF THE PAST SIMPLE

• We use the past simple to talk about:

completed actions in the past

• Time references:

yesterday, in 2011,…

last month, day, year, summer…

I saw Paul yesterday

Diana played tennis last Friday

HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE

To form the past simple we have to distinguish:

• regular verbs: dance, play, walk,…
• irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,…

They are only different in the affirmative form.

I typed He swam They had

AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR

• To form the past simple we add – ED to the infinitive.
• All persons have the same form:

I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ ed He she/ it play+ ed

• Spelling changes

• Verbs ending in cons-y → ied

I study → I stud ied

• Monosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the consonant

He stops → He stop ped

• Verbs ending in –e → d

She dances → She dance d

AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR

• Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed pattern.
• You must learn irregular verbs by heart.

(look at the list at the end of the book)

I run → I ran

He drives → He drove

They fly → They flew

• Be careful : most of the verbs we often use are irregular.

YOUR TURN NOW 1

• Look at the pictures.

• Write complete affirmative sentences using the past simple (regular or irregular).
• Check your answers.

Pete/ borrow

Pete borrow ed a book from the library

The children/ visit

The children visit ed their grandparents

Mum/ make

Mum made pancakes

Sue & Rick/ swim

Sue and Rick swam

Jim/ vote

Jim vote d

Tom/ run

Tom ran

Jane/ eat

Jane ate spaghetti

He/ find

He found gold

They/ play

They play ed the drums

Tim/ write

Tim wrote an essay

Pronouncing -ed endings

After a voiceless consonant: [t] – baked, looked, lacked, jumped, stopped, laughed, puffed, passed, fixed, hatched, flashed.

After a voiced consonant or after a vowel: [d] – robbed, begged, saved, called, learned, occurred, bathed, judged, seized, played, lied .

After the letters "t, d": [id] – wanted, hated, started, counted, patted, added, needed, faded, folded.

Fill in the blanks with the past simple:

• Tim ……………… at half past seven (get up)
• Gina ……………… French last year (study)
• Carol ……………… a shower yesterday (have)
• The boys ……………… football (play)
• It ……………… cold last Sunday (be)
• The bus ……………… late (arrive)
• Dad ……………….. a fantastic laptop (buy)
• John …………………. his parents (phone)
• Terry ………………… home last week (come)

KEY

1. Tim GOT UP at half past seven.

2. Gina STUDIED French last year.

3. Carol HAD a shower yesterday.

4. The boys PLAYED football.

5. It WAS cold last Sunday.

6. The bus ARRIVED late.

7. Dad BOUGHT a fantastic laptop.

8. John PHONED his parents.

9. Terry CAME home last week.