past simple 3

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por Anabel

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Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

change the tense

More examples

Present:(Today)

talkwalk play laugh help ask answer finish looklovewatchcookclosedworkwash

Past Tense:(Yesterday)

talkedwalkedplayedlaughedhelpedaskedansweredfinishedlooked lovedwatchedcookedclosedworkedwashed

After school I play with my pet dinosaur. I dance with him. I play football with him. I cook him some soup and use very big vegetables because he is always hungry. I love my dinosaur and always smile when we jump around the park! I like having a pet dinosaur so much!

Change the story to the past tense…

Change this story to the present tense…

The students walked to their lessons. The

children played in the park. They laughed at the

joke. The good students then helped Mr Tom

with the books. They asked him a question

about the homework. The good students

answered the question. Mr Tom shouted at the

naughty students. When they finished reading,

they looked at the pictures.

ending sounds

There are 3 ending sounds for past tense words…

‘-id’ ‘-t’ ‘-d’

The ‘-id’ sound

‘-id’

only used for verbs ending with a ‘t’ or ‘d’ sound

decidedinvitedneededplantedpostedshoutedstartedtastedvisitedwaitedwanted

The ‘-d’ sound

only used for verbs ending in a voiced sound

movedstayedsaved

cleanedenjoyedlovedclosedplayed

‘-d’

Voiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r

You can feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

The ‘-t’ sound

only used for verbs ending in an unvoiced sound

laughedwalkedkissedfinishedhelpeddancedfixedworkedwasheddropped

‘-t’

Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th.

You cannot feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.