Regular Past Tense Verbs
•What is past tense?
•Present tense explains what we are doing right now.
•Past tense explains something that already happened.
Yesterday
PAST
Today
Tomorrow
PRESENT
FUTURE
Regular Past Tense
• When we want to explain what we did in the
past we use the ending “ed” on our action
verb.
• Some examples:
– Present Tense: We learn how to read
– Past Tense: Last week we learned how to read.
– Present Tense: I play the guitar.
– Past Tense: Yesterday I played the guitar.
Clue Words
Some words that tell us something happened in the
past:
• Yesterday
• Last night
• Last week
• Last month
• Last year
• Already
• Earlier
Regular Past Tense
1. We play outside at recess. (Present Tense)
Past
Present
Future
2. Yesterday, we played outside at recess. (Past Tense)
Past
Present
Future
Your turn: Present or Past Tense
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I love tacos.
We are using our new pencils.
It rained three inches last night.
I jumped over a puddle yesterday.
Last year I attended Arndt.
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• How did you know which sentences were in
the past tense?
• What words did you see that told you the
sentence was in the past tense?
• What letters were used to make the verb past
tense?
Regular Past Tense
• Not all words use “ed” to make them past
tense.
• We know we can change a verb into the past
tense by adding “ed.”
(play – played, work – worked, kick – kicked)
• BUT, If the verb ends with the letter e, only
add d to make the sentence past tense.
Regular Past Tense
Some verbs that end in e:
move – moved
chase – chased
bounce – bounced
love – loved
dance – danced
Tom played on his school soccer team. He
loved to kick the ball. His team always worked
on their passing skills. Tom passed the ball to
his friend Jose. Jose lived on the same street
as Tom. Jose and Tom liked to practice
together. They even practiced on weekends.
They learned new skills by working together.
They worked hard during practice so they
could play better. They enjoyed learning new
soccer skills. Tom and Jose wanted to be the
most skilled players on the team.
Write these sentences in the Past Tense
1. He works in the café.
2. She plays volleyball with her friends.
3. I enjoy soccer.
4. He lives in a purple house.
5. I use a pencil to do my homework.
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• What does it mean when something happens
in the past?
• What are some words that tell us something
happened in the past?
• How can we change a verb to make it past
tense?
Pronouncing Regular Past Tense Verbs
• We pronounce / t / after voiceless sounds:
/ p /, / k /, / s /, / f / and voiceless / th / sound
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stop = stopped
look = looked
miss = missed
laugh = laughed
wash = washed
Pronouncing Regular Past Tense Verbs
• We pronounce / d / after voiced sounds: / b / ,
/ g /, / v /, / z/, / m/, /n /, / l /, / r / ,
voiced / th / sound and all vowels.
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grab = grabbed
live = lived
buzz = buzzed
hum = hummed
open = opened
call = called
stay = stayed
Pronouncing Regular Past Tense Verbs
• We pronounce / id / after / d / and / t / sounds.
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divide = divided
want = wanted
decide = decided
visit = visited