Speaking: Grammar in Speaking A2 - Lesson 1: Using Past Simple (Regular & Common Irregular Verbs)

Speaking A2 Grammar

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Past Simple

អតីតកាលសាមញ្ញ (សកម្មភាពដែលបានបញ្ចប់)

We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that started and finished in the past.

យើងប្រើវាដើម្បីនិយាយពីសកម្មភាពដែលបានចាប់ផ្តើម និងបានបញ្ចប់រួចរាល់បាត់ទៅហើយក្នុងអតីតកាល។

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Regular Verbs (+ed)

កិរិយាសព្ទប្រក្រតី (គ្រាន់តែថែម -ed នៅខាងចុង)

Subject + Verb -ed

I played football yesterday. ខ្ញុំបានលេងបាល់ទាត់កាលពីម្សិលមិញ។

She watched a movie last night. នាងបានមើលកុនកាលពីយប់មិញ។

They studied English. ពួកគេបានរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស។

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Irregular Verbs

កិរិយាសព្ទអប្រក្រតី (ប្តូររូបរាងទាំងស្រុង)

These verbs do not follow the "-ed" rule. You just have to memorize them!

We went to the park. (go ➔ went) ពួកយើងបានទៅសួនច្បារ។

I ate pizza. (eat ➔ ate) ខ្ញុំបានញ៉ាំភីហ្សា។

He saw a dog. (see ➔ saw) គាត់បានឃើញឆ្កែមួយក្បាល។

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Negative Sentences

ប្រយោគបដិសេធ (ប្រើ didn't)

Subject + didn't + Base Verb (V1)

I didn't play games. ខ្ញុំមិនបានលេងហ្គេមទេ។

She didn't go to school. នាងមិនបានទៅសាលារៀនទេ។

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Asking Questions

ប្រយោគសំណួរ (ប្រើ Did)

Did + Subject + Base Verb (V1) + ?

Did you watch TV? តើអ្នកបានមើលទូរទស្សន៍ទេ?

Did they eat lunch? តើពួកគេបានញ៉ាំអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់ទេ?

warning The Double Past Trap!

Never use V2 after didn't or Did!

(បន្ទាប់ពី didn't ឬ Did យើងត្រូវប្រែកិរិយាសព្ទទៅជាទម្រង់ដើម (V1) វិញជានិច្ច! ហាមប្រើអតីតកាលជាន់គ្នា។)

I didn't went. close
(went is V2)

I didn't go. star
(go is V1)

Knowledge Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Regular Verb

Yesterday, I ___ football with my friends.

(ម្សិលមិញ ខ្ញុំបានលេងបាល់ទាត់ជាមួយមិត្តភក្តិ។)

Irregular Verb

Last night, she ___ to the supermarket.

(យប់មិញ នាងបានទៅផ្សារទំនើប។)

Negative Sentence

He didn't ___ his homework.

(គាត់មិនបានធ្វើកិច្ចការផ្ទះទេ។)

Question Form

___ you see him yesterday?

(តើអ្នកបានឃើញគាត់ទេកាលពីម្សិលមិញ?)

error GRAMMAR TRAP!

Which question is correct?

(តើសំណួរមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

record_voice_over Speak Tell a friend or family member what you ate for dinner yesterday. (e.g., "I ate rice and fish.")

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

edit_document Write Write 3 sentences about what you did yesterday. Use at least 1 negative sentence ("I didn't...").

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

help Ask Ask a friend: "What did you do last weekend?"

Past Simple movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to talk about the past. Pay attention to the pronunciation of regular verbs!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Teacher, I saw the past tense of "read" is still "read". Is it a mistake?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! Excellent question. "Read" is a special irregular verb. The spelling stays exactly the same (read), but the pronunciation changes! In the past tense, you pronounce it like the color "red". So, "Yesterday I read (red) a book." menu_book

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Minea 5 hours ago

How do I know if a verb is regular or irregular?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Unfortunately, there is no magic rule to know which is which! You just have to practice and memorize the common irregular verbs. The good news is, once you know the most common 50 irregular verbs, the rest are mostly regular (-ed)! track_changes