This document provides instruction on forming verbs in the simple past tense in English. It explains that regular verbs are usually made past tense by adding "-ed" or "-d", depending on whether the verb ends in a voiced sound. It provides examples of common past tense verbs and has students practice forming past tense sentences. It also discusses three main endings for irregular past tense verbs: "-id", "-t", and "-d".

1. Designed for Hong Kong primary children. Subject: Simple Past Tense

2. simple past tense

5. Add ‘ed’ or just add ‘d’ Remember: If there is an ‘e’ already, there is no need to add another one. jump ed dance d play ed

6. On Monday, _____________________ They walk to school Past tense practice…

7. On Sunday, _____________________ I listen to music Past tense practice…

8. Yesterday, _____________________ I jump Past tense practice…

9. Last week, ______________________ I dance at school Past tense practice…

10. Last year, ______________________ I laugh Past tense practice…

11. Last week, ______________________ I play PSP Past tense practice…

12. action game

15. say a full sentence

21. change the tense

22. More examples Past Tense : (Yesterday) talked walked played laughed helped asked answered finished looked loved watched cooked closed worked washed Present: (Today) talk walk play laugh help ask answer finish look love watch cook closed work wash

23. 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… Blackboard slide

24. ending sounds

25. There are 3 ending sounds for past tense words… ‘ -id’ ‘ -t’ ‘ -d’

26. The ‘-id’ sound only used for verbs ending with a ‘t’ or ‘d’ sound deci d ed invi t ed nee d ed plan t ed pos t ed shou t ed star t ed tas t ed visi t ed wai t ed wan t ed ‘ -id’

27. The ‘-d’ sound only used for verbs ending in a voiced sound mo v ed sta y ed sa v ed clea n ed enjo y ed lo v ed clo s ed pla y ed ‘ -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.

28. The ‘-t’ sound only used for verbs ending in an unvoiced sound la ugh ed wal k ed kis s ed fini sh ed hel p ed dan ce d fi x ed wor k ed wa sh ed drop p ed ‘ -t’ Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th. You cannot feel a vibration when you put your fingers on your neck.

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31. simple past tense board game

32. BOARD GAME

33. In teams of 3, use a dice to work your way around the board. For each box you land on, say the sentence in the past tense .