初中英语语法--一般过去时1affirmative.pptVIP

PAST SIMPLE 1 AFFIRMATIVE HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE To form the past simple we have to distinguish: regular verbs: dance, play, walk,… irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,… They are only different in the affirmative form. I typed He swam They had AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR To form the past simple we add –ED to the infinitive. All persons have the same form: I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ed He she/ it play+ed Spelling changes Verbs ending in cons-y →ied I study → I studied Monosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the consonant He stops → He stopped Verbs ending in –e → d She dances → She danced AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed pattern. You must learn irregular verbs by heart. (look at the list at the end of the book) I run → I ran He drives → He drove They fly → They flew Be careful: most of the verbs we often use are irregular. USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE We use the past simple to talk about: completed actions in the past Time references: yesterday, in 2011,… last month, day, year, summer… I saw Paul yesterday Diana played tennis last Friday YOUR TURN NOW 1 Look at the pictures. Write complete affirmative sentences using the past simple (regular or irregular). Check your answers. Pete/ borrow Pete borrowed a book from the library The children/ visit The children visited their grandparents Mum/ make Mum made pancakes Sue Rick/ swim Sue and Rick swam Jim/ vote Jim voted Tom/ run Tom ran Jane/ eat Jane ate spaghetti He/ find He found gold The pigs/ dance The pigs danced She/ wear She wore a costume Carl/ sign Carl signed a contract They/ play They played the drums Tim/ write Tim wrote