PAST TENSE AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

16 FEBRUARY 2012

After for long time i am waiting, finally today my group will do our presentation. we combine with Jihan's group.
our topic is past tense and past continuous tense.

Do you know when to use past tense????
1. To talk about action that happen at a specific time in the past.
    for example: yesterday, last month, last weak

2. To describe events that happened over a period of the time in the past                    but not now.
for example: I lived in Asia for two years.

3.To talk about habitual action that took place in the past.

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR VERB

If the verbs ends in a consonant, 

add _ed

E.g: return- returned

        help- helped

        cook- cooked

If the verbs ends in e, add _d

E.g: live- lived

        create- created

        die- died

If the verb ends in a consonant –vowel-consonant combination ( CVC ), double the last consonant  and add _ed

E.g: hop- hopped

        rub- rubbed

Exception :word ending in _w, x, or _y

(bow-bowed, play-played, mix-mixed)

If the verb ends in a consonant +y, change the _y to _i and _ed

E.g: worry- worried

        copy- copied

If the verb ends in a vowel +y, add _ed

E.g: play- played

        annoy- annoyed

Exception : pay- paid, lay-laid, say- said