Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 5 62 3. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________ House #5 1. Where is the home? ________________________________________ 2. How many bedrooms does the house have? ________________________________________ 3. How much does the house cost? ________________________________________ Which home would you choose to buy? _________________________________________ Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Grammar Tip: Regular Past Tense Verb Endings In English, all regular verbs end with ‘ed’ Some verbs change their spelling, but others do not. There are three different ways to pronounce past tense regular verb endings: /id/ /t/ /d/ Wanted helped called Needed looked cleaned Follow these rules: ● If the base verb ends with the sound /t/ or /d/ = /id/ /id/ ● Paint = painted ● If the base verb ends with the sounds /p/, /f/, /x/, /sh/, /ch/ /k/ = /t/ /t/ ● Watch = watched /t/ ● Wash = washed ● If the base verb ends with any other sound = /d/ / d/ ● Play = played