7. • LISTEN TO THESE PAST TENSE VERBS. SAY EACH WORD
WITH THE SPEAKER. PAY ATTENTION TO THE
PRONUNCIATION OF THE -ED ENDING
/t/ /d/ /id/
liked, stopped moved, tried visited, waited
8. HOW IS THE -ED SOUND SAID IN EACH VERB? LISTEN AND
CIRCLE YOUR ANSWER. THEN SAY THE WORDS WITH A
PARTNER.
1. walked /t/ /ɪd/ 4. returned /d/ /ɪd/ 7. listened /d/ /ɪd/
2. started /d/ /ɪd/ 5. asked /t/ /ɪd/ 8. needed /t/ /ɪd/
3. wanted /d/ /ɪd/ 6. cried /d/ /ɪd/ 9. finished /t/ /ɪd/
9. COMPLETE ALEC’S STORY WITH SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERBS WITH A
PARTNER. THEN TAKE TURNS READING THE STORY ALOUD.
A help from Stranger
There was a girl named Alyssa in my class. I (1. like) her a lot. One day, I (2. invite)
her to have dinner with me at a restaurant.
At the end, I (3. ask) the waiter for the check. I (4. offer) to pay. I (5. look)
in my wallet, but I only had ten dollars. I (6. not have) enough money!
I left the table. I (7. try) to call my roommate. I (8. wait) , but my roommate didn’t answer his
phone. I left a message and (9. explain) my problem.
Just then, the door (10. open) . It was my waiter. He (11. hand) me $40. I (12. promise)
to pay him back. He (13. reply) ,“Don’t worry about it.” What a kind and generous guy!
liked
didn’t have
opened
offered
looked
asked
invited
waited
tried
explained
handed promised
replied
10. ASK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH A PARTNER.
1. Where were Alec and Alyssa? 4. Who helped Alec?
1. What happened after dinner? 5. What did Alec promise?
1. When Alec realized his problem, what did he do? 6. What did the waiter reply?
