Presentation on the conjugation of verbs in Simple Past

1. UNIT 7LOOKING BACK
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2. We use the Simple Past to talk about
things that happened in the past.
SIMPLE PAST
PAST FUTUREPRESENT
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3. VERBS
REGULAR IRREGULAR
2 DIFFERENT CASES
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4. For regular verbs, we only add “ed” at
the end of the verb.
REGULAR VERBS
Play  Played
Talk  Talked
Stay  Stayed
Jump  Jumped
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5. 1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end
2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied
3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double the
last consonant.
4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC form
and with the last stressed syllable
5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –
ed
EXCEPTIONS
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6. Dance  Danced
Agree  Agreed
VERBS ENDING IN –E, ONLY ADD A –D AT
THE END
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7. Try- Tried
Carry - Carried
VERBS ENDING IN A CONSONANT +
-Y, ADD –IED
Play  Played
BE CAREFUL!
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8. Stop  Stopped
VERBS WITH ONE SYLLABLE ENDING IN CVC
FORM, DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT.
BE CAREFUL!
IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT
FIX  FIXED
MIX  MIXED
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9. Prefer  Preferred
IF YOU HAVE A VERB WITH MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE,
YOU ONLY DOUBLE THE CONSONANT IF IT HAS THE
CVC AND IT IS STRESSED
Be careful!
Answer  Answered
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10. Travel  Travelled
Cancel  Cancelled
VERBS ENDING IN ONE VOWEL + -L,
DOUBLE THE –L BEFORE THE –ED
Be careful!
Sail  Sailed
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11. IRREGULAR VERBS
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12. IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs are different from each
other, so, you need to learn one by one
the cases. 
Look at the list on page 130
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13. • HAVE  HAD
• GET  GOT
• BUY  BOUGHT
• MAKE  MADE
• COME  CAME
• EAT  ATE
• LEAVE  LEFT
• DO  DID
• GO  WENT
SOME EXAMPLES
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14. Yesterday
Last Night
Last Day
Last Summer
Two days ago
TIME EXPRESSIONS
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15. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
EXERCISE
1. Louis and Joseph ________ (stay) at home yesterday and
_________ (watch) T.V.
2. Yesterday afternoon, I _________ (study) for my exam and
then I __________ (play) computer games.
3. They ________ (have) dinner late last night.
4. Patrick __________ (go) jogging with his friends last
Saturday afternoon and then they __________ (eat) at a
fast-food restaurant.
5. Monica ________ (enjoy) the concert last week.
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16. I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
THEY
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
VERB IN PAST C
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17. I played soccer last week.
Patricia danced salsa yesterday.
The kids ate broccoli last morning.
EXAMPLES
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18.  Look at the pictures and write what the people did yesterday
EXERCISE
The children Monica Salvador
Go to the cinema Clean the house Drive a car
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19. Form groups of 3 people. Talk about the things you did last
weekend.
SPEAKING ACTIVITY
EXAMPLE
Last weekend, I went with some friend to a ,
we also went to a party at my friend´s house
and finally we ate some tacos.
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