The Simple Past

​The Simple Past.

REGULAR VERBS. ED PRONUNCIATION.

/t/ /d/ /id./

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​- READ ALOUD-

​Agent: "Thank you for calling ... my name is ... who do I have the pleasure to speak with?

Furious Customer: "Cancel my services/account!!!"

Agent: "Madam/Sir, I'm truly sorry to hear you want to cancel your service/close your account. However, may I please know the reason of this request?

Furious Customer: " ​You lied to me, you're scam. I called days ago and the jerk who answered, ... this guy I talked to, and assisted me; told me he had updated my information properly! I requested to have my issue solved. I have wasted both my time and my money. I will CHANGE COMPANY!!!

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​The Simple Past is used to talk about actions and situations in the past.

• ​TELL-TOLD

• ​KNOW-KNEW

• SEE-SAW

• ​LEAVE-LEFT

​IRREGULAR VERBS

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• LIED

• ​CALLED

• ANSWERED

• ​ASSISTED

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REGULAR VERBS

​VERB CONJUGATION, POSITIVE SENTENCES.

CCI​

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• TALKED

• ​UPDATED

• WASTED

• ​SOLVED

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• ​BE-WAS/WERE

• ​COST-COST

• PUT-PUT

• ​THINK-THOUGHT

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• LAUGHED

• REPLACED

• TALKED​

​​/ch,sh,x,s,p,k,f/

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• CLOSED

• ANSWERED

• ​REPLIED

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​​/b,v,m,n,l,r,y,g,j,z all vowel sounds.)

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​- connected

• CONNECTED

• ESCALATED

• DOWNLOADED​

​/t,d/

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-VIBRATION = /d/

-NO VIBRATION = /t/​

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​CCI

​-VIBRATION.​

-NO VIBRATION.​

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​​/t/ and/d/ articulation in English.

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​​/t/ and /d/ articulation in Spanish.

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​More practice

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