English has two typestwo types of verbs in the past tense: taught

walked studied gave became cried lived did

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

RegularRegular verbs are verbs that ….

Simple Form Past TenseWalk

Study

Cry

Live

…end with –eded

IrregularIrregular verbs are verbs that . . . .

…DON’T end with –eded

some irregular verbs

Simple Form Past Tensebecome becamegive gavedrive droveforget forgot

other irregular verbs

SimpleSimple PastPastteach taughttaughtbring

broughtbroughtLeave leftleftHear heardheardBuy boughtbought

And some irregular verbs

don’t change at all . . .

SimpleSimple PastPasthit hitput putset set

The children set the table every Sunday.

The children set the table last night.

When I was a child, I ___________ the piano.

Donna ______________ and _______________ in Paris when she was younger.

For irregularirregular verbs, use the correct past tense form in positive sentences.

Last week, I ___________ you a letter.

The students _____________ a speech

in English. They __________ a great

job!

For negative sentences,USEFor negative sentences,USE

I went to work yesterday. Carl didn’t godidn’t go to work because he was sick.

Exception =

VERB BE!

The verb be is special. Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the verb BE. Instead, just use:

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Examples:

I saw Maria yesterdayyesterday.

Last weekLast week, the teacher took their listening tests.

They got married two years agotwo years ago.

pronunciationpronunciation

The –ed ending in English has:

Some regular verbs end with a “tt” sound:

WalkedLaughed

WashedTalked

jumped

Some regular verbs end with a “dd” sound:

plannedplayed

learnedanswered

loved

Other regular verbs end with an “idid” sound:

These verbs have an extra syllable/stavelse:

Simple FormSimple Form Past TensePast Tense

WH-QUESTIONS WHAT….? WHERE….? WHEN…..? WHO…..? WHY…..? BECAUSE…. WHICH …..? HOW……?

My friend bought jeans in the Mall with his father last week.

Who went to the Mall ? Who went to the Mall ? My friendMy friend What did my friend buy?What did my friend buy? JeansJeans Where did my friend buy? Where did my friend buy? To the To the

MallMall Who did my friend buy to the Mall with? Who did my friend buy to the Mall with?

With his father.With his father. When did my friend buy to the Mall? When did my friend buy to the Mall?

Last week.Last week.

Students saw an interesting Students saw an interesting video at Fleming School video at Fleming School with the principal with the principal yesterday.yesterday. Who saw the video? What did the students see? Where did the students see the video? Who did students see the video with? When did students see the video?

PRACTICE1.My brother drank two cups of milk with my mom in the kitchen last Sunday.2.My friend ate an american pizza at Presto’s restaurant with his mom last Saturday.

3.My parents visited the Nazca lines with my grandparents last vacations.

4.My cousin drank a delicious orange juice in the school snack with my uncle yesterday.