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Exercises for Task 4 (English Grammar) Complete the exercise that are below. Include a presentation to your report. A. Use the simple past tense of the verbs given in parenthesis. 1.

You___arrived ___________ (arrive) to New York last month.           

2.

My sister__studied____________ (study) Economy at Princeton university.      

3.

I____phoned__________ (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't home.           

4.

Last night, we___planned___________ (plan) a surprise party for Elizabeth.      

5.

Tom, John      and I____invited__________ (invite) Alicia to a baseball game.      

6.

The      children___carried___________ (carry) the books to the classroom.      

7.

We___finished___________ (finish) the exam at 3:30.           

8.

I_____talked___________ (talk) to Joshua about the new project.           

9.

I      ____learned________________ (learn) how to make couscous yesterday.

10. Jorge      ___________drank_________ (drink) too much beer last night. 11.  Last year, my family _____traveled_______________ (travel) to Argentina. 12.  We _____went_______________ (go) to Nova      Scotia in 2008. 13.  I _______helped_____________ (help) my brother      with his homework yesterday. 14.  I don't want pizza for dinner. I      _____ate_______________ (eat) pizza last night. 15.  We _____arrived_______________ (arrive) in      Moscow at 9:00 yesterday morning. 16.  Mary called. She ______wanted______________ (want) to tell you about her vacation.   B. Write a composition about the following topics given below. 1. What did you do last weekend? Last weekend I went to the university and then I went to look for my mom who was coming from Santo Domingo. On Sunday, I stayed at home and watched TV. 2. Write a short fairytale. Once upon a time a child in wonderland who wanted to fly, he went to a witch and asked her to make a spell and the witch did. The kid flew.

3. Describe a major historical event. Back in 1844 Dominican Republic got free from the Haitian domination. We were independent. 4. Write what you did the last time you were on vacation. The last time I went on vacation I stayed at home and rest.  

C. Put the correct sound to each verb  

/t/

/d/

/Id/

Listened

 

 X

 

Waited

 

 

 X

Wanted

 

 

 X

Needed

 

 

 X

Decided

 

 

 X

Answered

 

 

 X

Watched

 X

 

 

Supported

 

 

 X

Washed

 X

 

 

Worked

 X

 

 

  D. Explain the rules of the sounds in the simple past for the verbs that are regular.

Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs (-ed)

Rule 1: If the verb base ends in a voiceless sound, then the –ed ending

Rule 2: If the verb base ends in a voiced sound, then the –ed ending

Rule 3: If the verb base ends in a “t” or “d” sound already, then the –ed ending

sounds like “t”.

sounds like “d”.

The “t” is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra syllable.

The “d” is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra syllable.

A voiceless sound is like a whisper. Your vocal chords don’t vibrate.

A voiced sound means that your vocal chords vibrate.

Voiceless consonant sounds:

p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th

sounds like “id” or “ud”.

It is pronounced as an extra syllable.

Voiced consonant sounds:

b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r

All vowel sounds are voiced. Examples of past tense verbs where the –ed ending sounds like “t”

Examples of past tense verbs where the –ed ending sounds like “d”

Examples of past tense verbs where the –ed ending sounds like “ed”

worked

moved

started

dropped

returned

graduated

finished

stayed

visited

divorced

studied

separated

stopped

married

dated

laughed

widowed

attended

coughed

raised

watched

engaged traveled

x