D-08.01 Use Regular & Irregular Past Verbs in Statements, Questions & Answers

Parts One, Two, & Three of Chapter 9 (“Work”) of WorkLife English Life Skills Workbook 1, pages 121-134 14 pages Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) Novice to Beginning Language Learners       Why It’s Useful: Although some hesitant English speakers “get by” by substituting present verb forms for past ones or by inserting the auxiliary did before base verbs, most language learners prefer to use simple past verbs to label events or actions that occurred before the current time. Even with 3 variants in pronunciation ( /d/, /t/ /id/ ),  “regular” verbs ending in -(e)d seem most natural. Then come Negative Statement & Question patterns that include did(n’t).  And because they may have heard common words like was, made, went, or saw, even beginners can appreciate instruction in the “irregular past.” (Neophytes often relax when memorizing versatile vocabulary rather than having to “ponder grammatical structure.”) These basic segments offer it all.   What You’ll Do:  [1] Wi