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3. How do we form the simple past tense?

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?
English has two types of
verbs in the past:

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

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

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

11. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?

12. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular

13. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular

14. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular

15. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular
gave irregular

16. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular
gave irregular
became irregular

17. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular
gave irregular
became irregular
cried regular

18. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular
gave irregular
became irregular
cried regular
lived regular

19. Let’s read the following list of past tense
verbs….. Which are regular and which
are irregular?
walked regular
studied regular
taught irregular
gave irregular
became irregular
cried regular
lived regular
did irregular

20. Regular verbs are verbs that end with -ed

21. Regular verbs are verbs that end with -ed
Simple form verbs:
walk
study
cry
live

22. Regular verbs are verbs that end with -ed
Simple form verbs: Past tense verbs:
walk walked
study studied
cry cried
lived
live

23. Regular verbsPast tense verbs: -ed
are verbs that end with
walked
Simple form verbs:
walk
study studied
cry
cried
live

24. Regular verbsPast tense verbs: -ed
are verbs that end with
walked
Simple form verbs:
walk
study studied
cry
cried
Do you know the rule
live
for choosing -ed or

26.  Add –ed to most verbs

27.  Add –ed to most verbs
 Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with
“e” (smile= smiled).

28.  Add –ed to most verbs
 Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with
“e” (smile= smiled).
 Change the “y” to “i” and add –ed to verbs that
end with a consonant and “y” (carry= carried,
study= studied).

29.  Add –ed to most verbs
 Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with
“e” (smile= smiled).
 Change the “y” to “i” and add –ed to verbs that
end with a consonant and “y” (carry= carried,
study= studied).
 Double the consonant and add –ed to verbs that
end with one vowel and one consonant ( drag=
dragged, stop= stopped).

30. Rules for adding –ed:
 Add –ed to most verbs
 Drop the “e” and add “ed” to verbs that end with
“e” (smile= smiled).
 Change the “y” to “i” and add –ed to verbs that
end with a consonant and “y” (carry= carried,
study= studied).
 Double the consonant and add –ed to verbs that
end with one vowel and one consonant ( drag=
dragged, stop= stopped).

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

33. 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:

34. 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:

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

58. Why do we use past tense verbs?

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

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

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

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

63. 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...

64. 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...

66. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……

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

68. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three
different sounds:
t: walked, talked, jumped

69. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three
different sounds:
t: walked, talked, jumped
d: played, loved, answered

70. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three
different sounds:
t: walked, talked, jumped
d: played, loved, answered
id: invited, waited
decided....

71. PRONOUNCIATION OF REGULAR
VERBS……
The –ed ending in English has three
different sounds:
t: walked, talked, jumped
d: played, loved, answered
id: invited, waited
decided....
*With –id sounding words,
there is another syllable!

72. How can you practice past tense verbs?
Phonemically (word sorts)
Bingo!
Modeling
Survey says……
Nancy Fetzer………
Direct instruction + muiltiple opportunities to
practice = Skill mastery!!!!!