FOREIGN LANGUAGE

EXTENSION PROGRAM
1. Peter and his wife rented / watched a movie.
Peter didn't like it.

2. Melissa and her friends cooked dinner. She

didn't want to go out.

3. Rachel worked late. She didn't watch a movie.

Simple past statements – regular verbs
Use
❖ The simple past is used for single or habitual events at
a definite time in the past. It can also be used to talk
about states and feelings in the past (e.g., I didn't want
to go out last night., I didn't like the movie.).

❖ It is often used with a past time expression (e.g.,

yesterday, last week).
Simple past statements – regular verbs
Simple past statements – regular verbs
Form
❖The simple past verb form does not change for different subjects.

❖Regular affirmative verbs end in -ed.

❖The negative is formed with the auxiliary did + not (which is

usually contracted - especially in speech - to didn't) and the base
form of the verb.
Simple past statements – regular verbs
Form

 Affirmative statements
subject+ (verb)-ed
I rented a video.
He played video games.

 Negative statements
subject + didn't+ base form of the verb
She didn't study French.
They didn't email their friend.
Grammar Simple past endings
Spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs to form the simple past:

 For most verbs: add -ed to the base form of the verb (play – played,
watch – watched)

 When the verb ends in e: add -d (like - liked).

 When the verb ends in a consonant and y change the y to i and add
-ed (study- studied)

 When the verb ends in a vowel and a consonant: double the

consonant and add -ed (chat - chatted). (Exception: When the verb is
not stressed on the final syllable, do not double the final consonant: visit
- visited.)
Common errors

Don’t use a simple past form after didn’t.

I didn‘t clean the house.
NOT I didn’t cleaned the house.
Complete the sentences about last night with the simple past form of the
verbs.

1. I ____________________ (play) a video game.

2. I ____________________ (not / want) to work.
3. My best friend ____________________ (call) me. We
____________________ (chat) for a while.
4. It ____________________ (rain), so I ____________________ (not / want)
to go out.

Answers

1. played; 2. didn't want; 3. called, chatted; 4. rained, didn't want

Complete the sentences about last night with the simple past form of the
verbs.

5. My friend and I ____________________ (practice) guitar together.

6. I ____________________ (try) to study, but some friends
____________________ (call) and they ____________________ (invite)
me to a party.
7. Some friends and I ____________________ (cook) dinner together.
8. I ____________________ (watch) a movie, but I ____________________
(not / like) it much.

Answers

5. practiced; 6. tried, called, invited; 7. cooked; 8. watched, didn't like

Speaking naturally -ed endings
There are three ways to pronounce the regular simple past –ed ending:
< When the verb ends in t or d, add a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/.

< When the verb ends in a voiceless consonant (except t), the ending is
pronounced /t/ (Voiceless consonants include: /f/ /k/ /p/ /ɵ/ /ʃ/ /tʃ/ /s/.)

< When the verb ends in a vowel or voiced consonant (except d), the
ending is pronounced /d/. The voiced consonants are /b/ /g/ /z/ /ʒ/ /ʤ/
/v / /ð/ /m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /l/ and /r/
Speaking naturally –ed endings

Listen and repeat the sentences above. Notice the -ed endings
of the verbs.

/t/ I worked on Saturday.

/d/ We played a game.
/ɪd/ I chatted online.
Speaking naturally –ed endings
Which verbs end in /t/ or /d/? Which verbs have an extra
syllable and end in /ɪd/? Check (✔) the correct column. Listen
and repeat the verbs and sentences below.
Time expressions

yesterday yestesday morning

last week in 1990
last month the day before yesterday
one week ago in march
two months ago on sunday
three years ago when I was born