The document discusses using the past tense in writing. It covers three main points: 1) Regular past tense verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the base verb, following spelling rules. Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that must be memorized. 2) "Was" and "were" are used as helping verbs with nouns and adjectives to talk about things/people/places in the past. 3) Negative sentences in the past use "didn't" with regular verbs and "was/were not" or "wasn't/weren't" with forms of "to be".

1. Writing using the past tense Lesson three – Writing 100 Creative Common Copyright, 2010 Colleen Rogan EDER 669.64

2. When do we use the past tense? past future We use the past tense to talk about something that is finished We use time words: yesterday, two months ago, last year, this morning……… Can you think of some more? Present tense

3. We learned about 3 kinds of past tense verbs Regular verbs Add -ed to the end of the verb Remember the spelling rules

4. Adding -ed: spelling rules BUT BUT study studied play plan clean arrive played planned cleaned arrived

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6. 2. Irregular verbs Irregular verbs don’t have –ed. The word changes. You need to MEMORIZE the irregular verbs in English. Example : eat -> ate BRAINSTORM!!

7. 3. To be verbs We use the verbs was and were with a noun phrase = place, person, thing, animal Example: It was a tiger . an adjective phrase = describes something or someone Example: She was beautiful .

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9. Negative sentences Use didn’t with regular verbs Example: She didn’t go to the movie with me. Use not with was and were Example: The students were not in the class. were not -> weren’t was not -> wasn’t

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12. Where did you go?

13. Who did you go with?

14. Why did you go there?

15. What did you do?

16. What surprised you? WOW!!!!

17. How long did you stay?

18. Talk about a trip you took……. Ask your partner as many questions as you can think of about a trip OR their trip to Vancouver.