عيد الأمّ · Programme: Narrating past events · Grammar: Simple past (affirmative): regular verbs
By the end of this lesson, I can:
- I can talk about Mother’s Day.
- I can name Mother’s Day presents.
- I can tell what happened yesterday with regular verbs (-ed).
- I can say the -ed endings: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/.
🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر
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12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.
📖 Read: A surprise for Mum أقرأ
Hello! My name is Rayen and I live in Sousse with my family. Yesterday was Mother’s Day.
In the morning, my sister Mariem and I wanted to surprise Mum. Dad helped us. We cleaned the living room and we tidied our bedrooms. Then we cooked a small lunch: pasta and salad. Mariem painted a cute card with red flowers on it. I wrapped our presents: a bottle of perfume and a nice blue handbag. Dad gave Mum a silver necklace.
At one o’clock, Mum opened the door. She looked at the table and she was very surprised! She opened the presents and she smiled. She loved the card. Then she hugged us and kissed us.
In the afternoon, we played a game together and we watched a film. It was a wonderful day!
Do you understand? أفهم
Answer in your copybook first, then check.
- Where does Rayen live?
Answer
He lives in Sousse.
- Who helped the children?
Answer
Their dad helped them.
- What did Mariem paint?
Answer
She painted a cute card with red flowers.
- What were the children’s presents?
Answer
A bottle of perfume and a blue handbag.
- How did Mum feel?
Answer
She was very surprised and happy.
🧩 Grammar القواعد
We use the simple past for actions that finished in the past: yesterday, last Sunday, in 2024…
For regular verbs, we add -ed to the verb. It is the same for all subjects: I played, she played, we played.
Spelling: love ➡️ loved (verb ends in -e: add -d) · tidy ➡️ tidied (consonant + y: -ied) · hug ➡️ hugged, wrap ➡️ wrapped (short verb: double the last letter).
Some verbs are irregular: give ➡️ gave, be ➡️ was / were. We study them in the next lesson.
نستعمل الماضي البسيط لأحداث انتهت في الماضي. مع الأفعال المنتظمة نضيف ed- إلى الفعل مع كلّ الضمائر، وننطقها /t/ أو /d/ أو /ɪd/.
Now or yesterday?
| Every day (present) | Yesterday (past) |
|---|---|
| I help my mum. | I helped my mum. |
| She cooks lunch. | She cooked lunch. |
| We play a game. | We played a game. |
| They watch a film. | They watched a film. |
Spelling of -ed
| Verb | Rule | Past |
|---|---|---|
| play, open, clean | + ed | played, opened, cleaned |
| love, smile, decorate | ends in -e: + d | loved, smiled, decorated |
| tidy, cry, carry | consonant + y: y ➡️ ied | tidied, cried, carried |
| hug, wrap, stop | short verb: double + ed | hugged, wrapped, stopped |
Say -ed in three ways
| /t/ 🔔 | /d/ 🥁 | /ɪd/ 🎺 |
|---|---|---|
| helped | played | wanted |
| cooked | cleaned | painted |
| washed | loved | decorated |
| kissed | opened | needed |
After t or d, -ed makes an extra sound: wanted /ɪd/, needed /ɪd/. After p, k, sh, ch, s, x: /t/. After other sounds: /d/.
💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة
Talking about Mother’s Day
Telling what happened
🔊 Pronunciation النطق
Worked examples أمثلة محلولة
Try first, then read the solution.
Complete: Yesterday, we (clean) the house.
Step-by-step solution
- Yesterday ➡️ simple past.
- clean is regular ➡️ add -ed.
✓ Yesterday, we cleaned the house.
Write the past of tidy and hug.
Step-by-step solution
- tidy: consonant + y ➡️ y becomes ied.
- hug: short verb ➡️ double the g + ed.
✓ tidied · hugged
How do we say the -ed in painted?
Step-by-step solution
- paint ends with the sound t.
- After t or d ➡️ /ɪd/.
✓ /ɪd/: paint-ed
⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة
⭐ Remember أحفظ
- The simple past is for finished actions: yesterday, last Sunday, last year.
- Regular verbs: verb + -ed, the same for all subjects.
- Spelling: love ➡️ loved, tidy ➡️ tidied, hug ➡️ hugged.
- We say -ed /t/ (helped), /d/ (played) or /ɪd/ (wanted).
- Mother’s Day presents: perfume, a handbag, a necklace, flowers, a card.
Quick quiz اختبار سريع
4 questions · instant feedback1. Complete: Yesterday, Mum … a cake.
2. What is the past of “tidy”?
3. In which verb do we say -ed /ɪd/?
4. In the text, what did Dad give Mum?
✍️ Write: Mother’s Day at home أكتب
Write a short paragraph (50–70 words) about Mother’s Day at your home. Say what you did for your mum and how she felt.
Steps
- Start with: Last Sunday was Mother’s Day.
- Say what you prepared (cleaned, cooked, painted…).
- Say what presents you gave.
- Say what your mum did and how she felt.
- Finish with a nice sentence.
A model text to compare with (after writing mine)
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. In the morning, my brother and I tidied the kitchen and we prepared breakfast for Mum. I painted a cute card with a big heart. My brother wrapped a small bottle of perfume. When Mum opened her eyes, she smiled. She was very surprised! She hugged us and kissed us. In the evening, we played cards together. I love my mum very much!
One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.
😊 The lighter side استراحة
Paradise is at the feet of mothers.
I am sweet, I have candles on top and we eat me at parties. What am I?
Answer
A cake.
Son: “Mum, I cleaned my room!” — Mum: “Wow! Are you sick?” — Son: “No, it’s Mother’s Day!”
✅ Exercises تمارين
All exercises →6 exercises on three levels, with new questions every time.
- Choose the right answerTo do
- ClassifyTo do
- Situation 1To do
- Situation 2To do
Practise: Mother’s Day
True or false, complete, choose, classify and situations: instant correction with explanations.
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6 exercises · instant correction · new questions every time
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