Practice

PRACTICE  
  Fuente:  Fotolia.  https://es.fotolia.com/id/81037091

A.  Pronunciation of the –ed. Look at the following list of regular verbs in simple past tense. Circle the appropriate symbol, next to the verbs, that represents the correct pronunciation of the –ed sound. 

1.  imitated                  /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

2.  published               /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

3.  replied                    /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

4.  pulled                     /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

5.  saved                     /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

6.  laughed                  /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

7.  decided                  /  t  /    /  d  /    /  Id  /

B. Simple Past Tense.  Complete the following statements using the correct simple past tense of the verbs in parenthesis.  Use the extra information included in parenthesis. 

·         My sister ________________________ (1. hear) a noise outside.

·         ________________________ (2. he/break) the window? 

 ·         Yes, ________________________ (3)

·         The little kid ________________________ (4. draw) on the wall.

·         The students________________________ (5. arrive) late.

·         Your parents ________________________ (6.bring) a new pet.

·         Mr. Smith ________________________ (7. negative form/ eat).

 ·         The nun ________________________ (8. keep) the treasure.

·         The Pope ________________________ (9.write) a good message.

·         When ________________________ (10. her daughter / cook) yesterday?

·         The monkey________________________ (11. jump) the fence.

·         My family ________________________ (12. buy) a new house.

Spelling Irregular Verbs

SPELLING IRREGULAR VERBS

You have to memorize the list, but there are different ways to memorize them.  For example, you can study the following picture that clasifies the verbs based on their spelling changes.  That's a creative and easy way to memorize them.

 
Fuente: http://ilikenglish-ez.blogspot.com/2014/11/irregular-verbs.html

Also, you can memorize them based on their sound or pattern as the following video explains.  Their pronunciation is very important too!  Watch and practice!!

Fuente: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhFJlCAbGU

Expresso English

Ed Pronunciation

REGULAR VERBS

-ED PRONUNCIATION

The -ed can be pronounced in three different ways, represented by the following symbols:

/ t / / d /  / Id / 

   

 Fuente:  http://englishsl.com/pronunciation-ed-sound.php

The pronunciation depends on the final sound that the verb has on its base form.

• Pronounce /t/ after voiceless consonant sounds:  / f, k, p, sh, ch, s, x /
• Pronounce /d/ after voiced consonant sounds: / b, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z / and after vowel sounds /a, e, i, o, u /
• Pronounce /id/ after /t/ and /d/

Note:  a voiceless sound is when there is no vibration in your throat and the sound comes from the mouth area.  A voiced sound produces vibration in your throat because of the usage of the vocal cords.

The following video explains how to pronounce the -ed sound of each verb and has an oral practice.  Do it!

Fuente:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7hi-ipU2n0 

Rachels English.com

 

Spelling Regular Verbs

SPELLING 

REGULAR VERBS 

RULES

  

•If the verb ends in CONSONANT + Y, change the Y to i and add –ED

- Try:  Tried

- She tried to swim.Fuente:https://sp.depositphotos.com

•If the verb ends in VOWEL + Y, just add    -ED

 
          - Play:  Played

          - She played soccer.   Fuente:  Fotolia

•If the verb

–Has one syllable and

–Ends in Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (C-V-C)

•Double the last consonant and add –ED

–Stop  Stopped

- The police stopped the car. Fuente:  Poul Carlsen, imagen 91429735

•Don’t follow this rule with verbs ending in

  X-Y-Z-

Simple Past

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

FORM AND FUNCTION

 

Fuente:   https://benjweinberg.com/2017/02/28/english-corner-simple-past-tense/

Fuction

 The simple past tense describes complete actions that started and ended in the past.

Form

Affirmative Sentences

Subject  +  Verb (Regular or Irregular)  +  Complement.

E.g. She saw a ghost.

Negative Sentences

  + didn't + Verb (base form) + Complement.

E.g. He didn’t drink water, he drank coffee.

Questions

Yes/No Quetions

Did  +  + Verb (BF) + Complement ? 

E.g. Did you understand?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Wh Questions

 

WH +  did  +        + Verb (BF) + C ?

E.g. When did you study?

I studied on Saturday.