a time to remember. (simple past)

A TIME TO REMEMBERPRESENTA: BASILIO GARCÍA LOTZIN.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME

• Verb tense expresses the time of an event or action. Time and how it is expressed in writing is very important to English readers.

The Simple Past We use the simple past to indicate exactly

when an action or event took place in the past.

I visited my sister yesterday.We went out to dinner last night.

The Simple Past The simple past is used to describe actions

and/or events that are now completed and no longer true in the present.

I attended B.A in 2002. (I no longer attend B.A.)I saw a movie every weekend when I was a

teenager. (I don’t see movies very much anymore.)

SPELLING OF THE REGULAR PAST TENSE.

• We know that all regular verbs end in “ED” in the past tense and that “ED” is pronounced “T” “D” or “ID”. Here are the rules for spelling the regular past tense.

RULE # 1.

• The majority of verbs add “ED” with no other changes.• E.g.

• DRESS……………DRESSED WORK…………….WORKED

• WASH…………….WASHED WANT……………WANTED

• CALL………………CALLED REST……………RESTED

RULE # 2.

• When the simple form ends in “E” we add only “D”.• E.g.

• DANCE……………DANCED INVITE…………….INVITED

• LIVE…………….LIVED INCLUDE……………INCLUDED

• SMOKE………………SMOKED PLACE……………PLACED

RULE # 3.

• When the simple form of the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a single accented vowel, the final consonant is doubled before

adding “ED”.• E.g.

• STOP……………STOPPED PERMIT…………….PERMITTED

• PREFER…………….PREFERRED ADMIT……………ADMITTED

• SLAP………………SLAPPED OMIT……………OMITTED

RULE # 3A.

• There is NO DUPLICATION when the accent DOES NOT fall on the last syllable or when there is a DOUBLE vowel before the final

consonant.• E.g.

• WAIT……………WAITED OPEN…………….OPENED

• CLEAN…………….CLEANED ORDER……………ORDERED

• RAIN………………RAINED ANSWER……………ANSWERED

RULE # 3B.

• The final “W”, “X”, or “Y” are never doubled.• E.g.

• SLOW……………SLOW ED ENJOY…………….ENJOYED

• RELAX…………….RELAXED PLAY……………PLAYED

RULE # 4.

• When the simple form ends in a “Y” preceded by a consonant, the “Y” changes to “I” before adding “ED”.

• E.g.

• STUDY……………STUDIED CRY…………….CRIED

• MARRY…………….MARRIED HURRY……………HURRIED

PRONUNCIATION IN THE PAST TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS.

1. Verbs ending in the sounds “D” or “T”

1. The ED ending is pronounced ID ( as an additional syllabale.

2. Verbs ending in the sounds S, SH, CH, X, K, P, or GH (F).

2. The ED ending is pronounced T ( without adding an additional syllable).

3. All other verbs 3. The ED ending is pronounced D ( without adding an additional syllable).

GRAMMAR FOCUS• AFFIRMATIVE.

VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT.

I PLAYED SOCCER YESTERDAY.

GRAMMAR FOCUS• NEGATIVE.

VERB IN PRESENT COMPLEMENT.

I DIDN´T PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY.

DIDN´T

GRAMMAR FOCUS• INTERROGATIVE FORM WITH SHORT ANSWER.

VERB IN PRESENT

COMPLEMENT?.

YOU PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY?.

Did

Did

GRAMMAR FOCUS• INTERROGATIVE FORM WITH “WH” QUESTIONS.

VERB IN PRESENT

COMPLEMENT?.

YOU PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY?.

did

Where

Wh

did