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Form (structure)
Meaning & Use
Pronunciation
subject
auxiliary
verb
main verb
went
to school.
You
worked
very hard.
She
did
not
go
with me.
We
did
not
work
yesterday.
Did
you
go
to
London?
Did
they
work
at home?
subject
main verb
I, he/she/it
here.
was
was
in London.
not
there.
not
happy.
Was
I, he/she/it
right?
Were
late?
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
taught
walked
studied
gave
became
cried
lived
did
Past Tense
Simple Form
become
give
drive
forget
Past Tense
became
gave
drove
forgot
Simple Past
teach
taught
bring brought
Leave
left
Hear
heard
Buy
bought
Simple
hit
put
set
Past
hit
put
set
Exception =
VERB BE!
The verb be is special.
Never use DID NOT or DIDNT with the
verb BE. Instead, just use:
Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.
Last Friday, the students took their spelling
and vocabulary tests.
They got married two years ago.
pronunciation
Washed
Talked
jumped
learned
answered
loved
landed
greeted
Rule 3: The past tense marker -ed is pronounced like [t] in IPA
format, when
added to verbs
ending in a voiceless consonants (c, ch, f, k, p, s, sh, x, ) or
their sounds as in:
placedt
passedt
closedt
watchedt
laughedt
tapedt pickedt
faxedt
blessedt
askedt stoppedt
washedt mixedt