The simple past tense
I. How do we form the simple past tense?


English has two types of verbs in the past:
-regular
-irregular
Let’s read the following list of past tense verbs….. Which are regular and which are irregular?
walked studied taught gave became cried
lived
did
regular
regular
irregular
irregular
irregular
regular
regular
irregular
II. How to add “ED” after regular V
EX: study – studied
Cry – Cried
Play – Played
Enjoy – Enjoyed
Verb ends “Y”:
Consonant + Y change “Y” I + ed
Vowel + “Y” keep “Y” + ed
II. How to add “ED” after regular V
2. Ex: Bake – baked
Like – liked
Verb ends in “E” + D
3. Ban – banned
Stop – Stopped

One syllable verbs end in Vowel + Consonant -> double consonant + ed

II. How to add “ED” after regular V
4. Admit – admitted
prefer – preferred
Two syllable verbs and stress in the second end in Vowel + Consonant
double consonant + ed
5. Others: + ed
III. Usage
The simple past tense: is used to express:
1. action finished in the past (time)
EX:
I visited Berlin last week.

Andrew watched TV yesterday.
III. usage
2. Series of completed actions in the past.
First I got up, then I brushed my teeth and had breakfast this morning.
III. Usage
3. A habit in the past
Ex: I used to wake up late when I was at high school.
IV. FORM
TOBE: WAS/WERE
WAS: I, SHE, HE, IT, …
WERE: THEY, YOU, WE,…
(+) My father was in Nhatrang last month.
(-) Last night my parents weren’t on duty.
(?) Was she at home last night?
Where were you yesterday?
IV. FORM
B. ORDINARY VERD:
Positive:
Ex: a1. Lan bought a new computer last week.
irregular V(2nd)
a2. He worked hard last week.
Regular V
S + V (2rd) + O
- ED
IV. FORM
a. When I (be)……a child, I (play)…piano very well..

b. Last week, I (send)…….you a letter.
IV. FORM
b. Negative:
Ex: Last week, I didn’t send you a letter.
When I was a child, I didn’t play piano very well




Yesterday, Hung (not go)……
to work because he (be)…sick.
S + did’nt + V(bare_inf) + O
IV. FORM
c. Question:
-Y/N _question:
EX: Did you watch TV last night?


Did + S + V(bare_inf) + O?
IV. FORM
Wh_question?
EX: Where did you go on holiday last summer?
Why didn’t you come last night?
Wh_q + did/didn’t + S + V_(bare _inf) + O?
V. Pronunciation “ed”
/-id/: t, d
EX: wanted, decided, ….
2. /-t/: p, k, f, s, x, sh, ch
Ex: stopped, washed, looked, …
3. /-d/: Others
EX: lived, loved, stayed,…

VI. Markers
Yesterday, ago, In + year,
Last night / month / week/year,…
The other day (1 ngày nọ)
Once upon a time (ngày xửa ngày xưa),…