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Past simple

I can use the past simple tense with appropriate time expressions.

Past simple: regular verbs

v>id you have a good holiday?J Spelling rules: regular verbs

Most verbs: f -ed
ask-» asked start-»started

Verbs ending in -e: d
live lived hate -» hated
Verbs ending in vowel + -y: -ed
stay-ÿs tayed enjoy -» enjoyed

Verbs ending in consonant + -y: -> -ied
carry -» carri ed s tudy s tud ied

Verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant:
double the consonant
plan->pla ned prefer-* prefe ed

We don't double the consonant when stress is not on
the last syllable.
listen -»listened

We don't double the consonant when it is -w, -x or -y.
relax -> relaxed snow -> snowed

We use the past simple to talk about actions that Pronunciation: -ed
finished in the past.
I started school in 20 7 0.
The -ed ending has three different pronunciations.
We didn't play football on Sunday.
'Did M olly phone yesterday? ' 'Yes, she did. ' /id/ after Id/, HI: started, ended, invited
What did you watch on TV? HI after If I, Ikl, Ipl, Isl, ///, /tJ7: laughed, asked, watched

161 after other sounds: played, called, used

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Write the past simple form of the verbs. | 2 ©O7.1 Listen to the final sound in the past

agree agreed simple verbs from exercise 1. What do you ÿ§r
hear? Write the words in the correct place.
ask
close /id/ It 1
cry
dance
discover
enjoy
hate
miss /d/
9 need
agreed
10 plan
11 rain
12 stop
13 study
14 try

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