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Simple Past Tense  How do we form the simple past tense for regular verbs?  Add –ed. Ex. brew + ed = brewed Ex. brew + ed = brewed Ex. resent + ed = resented Ex. resent + ed = resented I resented that you brewed the tea too long. I resented that you brewed the tea too long.  Add –d if the verb already ends in an –e. Ex. love + d = loved Ex. love + d = loved Ex. refuse + d = refused Ex. refuse + d = refused He refused to marry her because he loved someone else. He refused to marry her because he loved someone else.

Simple Past tense  There are many irregular verbs. What is the past tense for these?  go Went I went to the store yesterday. Went I went to the store yesterday.  eat Ate Who ate cookies and peanut butter? Ate Who ate cookies and peanut butter?  sell SoldWho sold a car last night? SoldWho sold a car last night?  pay PaidI paid for lunch with my last dollar. PaidI paid for lunch with my last dollar.  sit SatShe sat down quickly. SatShe sat down quickly.  have HadWe had a lot of homework last night. HadWe had a lot of homework last night.  lose LostWho lost a watch? LostWho lost a watch?  run RanWho ran the fastest? RanWho ran the fastest?  fly FlewThe family flew to Orlando. FlewThe family flew to Orlando.  win WonWho won the game last night? WonWho won the game last night?

Simple Past tense  For the negative past tense, use did + verb.  go Did go I didn’t go to the store yesterday. Did go I didn’t go to the store yesterday.  eat Did eat Rebecca did not eat cookies and peanut butter? Did eat Rebecca did not eat cookies and peanut butter?  sell Did sellWho did not sell a car last night? Did sellWho did not sell a car last night?  Pay Did payI did not pay for lunch with my last dollar. Did payI did not pay for lunch with my last dollar.  sit Did sitShe didn’t sit down quickly. Did sitShe didn’t sit down quickly.  have Did haveWe didn’t have a lot of homework last night. Did haveWe didn’t have a lot of homework last night.  lose Did loseWho did not lose a watch? Did loseWho did not lose a watch?  run Did runWho did not run? Did runWho did not run?  fly Did flyThe family did not fly to Orlando. Did flyThe family did not fly to Orlando.  win Did winWho didn’t win the game last night? Did winWho didn’t win the game last night?

Practice  Choose 9 verbs from the charts (3 from each) and write a sentence using it.  Compare your sentences with your partner.

Sequence words in the narrative  Yesterday  Second  Soon  Then  Last week  Third  Next  Finally  First  At that point  After that

Sequence these sentences.  Finally, the colonists boarded the ships and threw the tea into the harbor, ruining it.  First, they started a tea boycott.  The boycott made it hard for the British to make money on the tea.  The British governor refused.  The colonists were upset about the tea that the British put on tea.  Then, when some British ships filled with tea came into the harbor, the colonists demanded that they leave.  This was the Boston Tea Party.

1. What are the sequence words in the text? 2. Find the simple past tense verbs and circle them. 3. Retell the story in your own words with sequencing words. The colonists were upset about the tax that the British put on tea. First, they started a tea boycott. The boycott made it hard for the British to make money on the tea. Then, when some British ships filled with tea came into the harbor, the colonists demanded that they leave. The British governor refused. Finally, the colonists boarded the ships and threw the tea into the harbor, ruining it. This was the Boston Tea Party. The colonists were upset about the tax that the British put on tea. First, they started a tea boycott. The boycott made it hard for the British to make money on the tea. Then, when some British ships filled with tea came into the harbor, the colonists demanded that they leave. The British governor refused. Finally, the colonists boarded the ships and threw the tea into the harbor, ruining it. This was the Boston Tea Party.