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1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
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2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Example.....
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4. How do we form the simple past tense?

5. How do we form the simple past tense?

6. How do we form the simple past tense?

7. How do we form the simple past tense?
English has two types of
verbs in the past:

8. How do we form the simple past tense?
English has two types of
verbs in the past:
-regular

9. How do we form the simple past tense?
English has two types of
verbs in the past:
-regular
-irregular

11. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..

12. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:

13. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:

14. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:
become became

15. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:
become became
give gave

16. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:
become became
give gave
drive drove

17. Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t end in
–ed……..
Sometimes with irregular
past tense verbs you
have to change the vowel
to make the verb past
tense:
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot

19. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!

20. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach

21. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach

22. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring

23. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring

24. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring
leave

25. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring
leave

26. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring
leave
hear

27. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring
leave
hear

28. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach
bring
leave
hear
buy

29. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach taught
bring
leave
hear
buy

30. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach taught
bring brought
leave
hear
buy

31. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach taught
bring brought
leave left
hear
buy

32. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach taught
bring brought
leave left
hear heard
buy

33. Other irregular verbs have a different kind
of change…..you need to memorize
these!
teach taught
bring brought
leave left
hear heard
buy bought

35. Why do we use past tense verbs?

36. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!

37. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
YESTERDA
Y

38. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
YESTERDA
LAST WEEK
Y

39. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
YESTERDA
LAST WEEK
Y
RECENTLY

40. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
YESTERDA
LAST WEEK
Y
RECENTLY
ONCE UPON A TIME...

41. Why do we use past tense verbs?
TO TELL THAT AN ACTION IS
COMPLETED!!!!!! FINISHED!!! OVER!!!
YESTERDA
LONG AGO
LAST WEEK
Y
RECENTLY
ONCE UPON A TIME...

43. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……

44. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three
different sounds:

45. How can you practice past tense verbs?