Unit 4 Simple Past

Past Simple/Simple Past & Time expressions

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EnglishVocational Education

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Past Simple/Simple Past & Time expressions

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Timeline

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When to use:

to indicate an activity at a specific time in the past.
is used with time expressions referring back to a finished period of time. (clear indication of past time)

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Two types of verbs:

Verbs can be divided into regular and irregular verbs.

Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -ed to the base.

Irregular verbs change in spelling.

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How to form Regular verbs

by adding -ed to the base of the verb.
by adding only -d if the base already ends in -e.

The past tense of regular verbs is the same for all persons singular and plural.

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they -> worked

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they -> changed

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Irregular verbs

Change spelling
There is a list of irregular verbs on page157

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Time expressions:

Yesterday -> I saw him yesterday.
Ago -> The bus left an hour ago.
Last -> She went to Miami last month.
In 1988 -> She passed away in 1988.

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Spelling rules before -ed

Before -ed the following spelling changes occur:

'y' changes into 'i' example: deny -> denied

When a verb ends in a consonant + y:

the 'y' changes into 'i' example: study -> studied

BUT, there is no change when 'y' is preceded by a vowel letter!

play -> played

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Spelling rules before -ed

A final consonant is doubled when it is preceded by one stressed vowel letter. (so, verbs ending in one stressed vowel + one consonant)

stop -> stopped regret -> regretted

prefer -> preferred shop -> shopped

plan -> planned refer -> referred

But:

book -> booked (2 vowel letters)

answer -> answered (not preceded by a stressed vowel letter)

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Read & write down the past simple verbs.

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Complete the information about George's career.

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Past Simple of Do-Be-Have

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Negative (-) & Questions (?)

Affirmative form: Negative form:

She worked at Zara. -> She did not work at Zara.

SUBJECT+ DID NOT+ INFINITIVE (stem of verb)

Affirmative form: Question form:

She worked at Zara. -> Did she work at Zara?

DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE (stem of verb) ....?

She was the manager at Zara. -> Was she the manager at Zara? They were employees. -> Were they employees?

WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + .......?

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Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Questions (?)

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Wh-Question words

We can form questions in the Past Simple by using the

Wh-words:

who

where

when

why

what

which + subject

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Wh-question Word Order - Past Simple

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How to form questions using Wh-words.

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What is the Past Simple of the verb:
(to) bring

brung

bringed

brang

brought

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What is the Past Simple form of the verb:
(to) think

thunk

thought

taught

thank

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What is the Past Simple form of the verb:
(to) wear

weared

wore

worn

whore

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Complete the text about Phyllis Harman Medical Center.

Use the correct form of the past simple.

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Look at the chart which shows the history of a joint venture between two companies. Write a short paragraph which explains the main events.

Use the PAST SIMPLE!

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