Common Grammar Mistake: Incorrect Use of Past Tense Verbs

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For years, I have heard students make this grammar mistake in English, even if they are fluent speakers. They often say, "I didn't saw him, I didn't went there, I didn't knew that"... and these sentences are INCORRECT. In fact, you might be making this mistake without even realizing it. So, I made this video to help you practice drilling CORRECT sentences. If you listen to this video several times and practice with my PDF notes, I'm confident you will retrain your brain and your mouth to avoid this mistake now and in the future. Enjoy!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:23 Why English learners make this mistake
2:02 Link to study notes
2:22 Drilling some examples
3:31 Going from positive to negative
4:08 25 sentence examples
6:31 Q&A exercise
7:30 Another Q&A exercise
8:23 Using "did" for emphasis
9:11 The importance of "patterns" in learning languages
10:05 Feedback & reminder
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I never thought that the fact of repeating the sentences over and over again could be helpful to remember the right way to speak and stop making these grammar mistakes. Loved this information 💕

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Drill, drill, drill! Thank you Stefanie!! Our notes of the examples as we watched: - Didn't know - Didn't see - Didn't write - Didn't eat - Didn't need - Didn't see - Didn't want - Didn't go Positive present to negative past: - I eat / I didn't eat - I need / I didn't need - I see / I didn't see - I want / I didn't want - I go / I didn't go Sentences: - I didn't GO to the party. - She didn't HAVE enough time. - He didn't SAY anything. - They didn't DO their homework. - We didn't UNDERSTAND the problem. - She didn't BECOME a doctor. - The bus didn't COME on time. - I didn't FIND my keys in the house. - She didn't GET the job. - He didn't GIVE me the information. - They didn't GO on vacation. - They didn't LEAVE on time. - We didn't MAKE anything for dinner. - We didn't MEET at the café. - They didn't TAKE the money. - She didn't WRITE the book. - He didn't BREAK her heart. - She didn't CHOOSE the outfit. - We didn't DRIVE to the beach. - They didn't SPEAK about the issue. - We didn't NEED his help. - They didn't HELP us. - We didn't TALK about it. - They didn't PLAY at the park. - We didn't STUDY last night.

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🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00 *🎓 Introduction to a Common Grammar Mistake* - Discusses a frequent simple past tense error in English language learning. - Explains the correct and incorrect forms of the verb in negative past tense constructions. 01:44 *🗣️ Emphasizing Correct Verb Forms Through Repetition* - Highlights the importance of drilling correct sentences to internalize the pattern. - Encourages repeated listening and practice to perfect understanding of negative past tense. 02:11 *📘 Correct Usage in Various Contexts* - Introduction to different verbs in the negative form using simple present and past tenses. - Practical exercise with positive to negative verb form transformations to solidify learning. 03:50 *🔁 Practice with Negative Sentences* - Drills with multiple sentences to practice correct negative form constructions. - Focused repetition on phrases to improve natural usage and avoid common errors. 06:31 *❓ Question and Answer Drills* - Engages in a question and answer format to practice correct responses in various situations. - Emphasizes the use of correct grammar in everyday conversational contexts. 08:23 *✔️ Positive Sentence Examples for Confirmation* - Uses positive sentence constructions to show emphasis and confirmation. - Explains the significance of using 'did' in positive sentences to affirm actions. 09:19 *🧠 Emphasis on Learning Language Patterns* - Advocates for the learning and assimilation of language patterns over memorizing rules. - Suggests that recognizing patterns can make speaking and understanding more intuitive.

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Hopefully drilling all the sentences in the PDF will help you break the habit 💪🏼

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I’m sure that’s part of it! But if you drill the correct pattern enough times, your mouth will get used to it and you’ll say it correctly even when you’re nervous. 💪🏼

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What are the mistakes you tend to make with these words?

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@@TheEnglishCoach I have to stop and think before saying things like “dad haven’t arrived” and not “dad haven’t arrive”, “she couldn’t come” or “she couldn’t came”. I mean I know how to say it but I always have to double check. “Should’ve gotten”, “haven’t had”. Those are tricky ones. Also “I have” vs “I’ve got” vs “I got”. Also questions: “haven’t you said that already?”

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@@carl_anderson9315 thank you!! I’ll make notes of this!! Btw, it’s should be “Dad HASN’T arrived” You got this 💪🏼

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@@TheEnglishCoach I noticed as soon as I sent it 😅

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Happy to help!

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Of course! And drilling the correct version can speed up the learning process 💪🏼

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Although I already know these patterns, I am really surprised how we can practice many other grammatical structures and teach them to someone else. (In a previous comment I wrote this, but this time I used Google translate. Could anyone say me which one is correct?)

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[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hopefully soon!

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haha that depends! Grammar videos don't get as many views. So, I need to come up with a way to make grammar videos that people will FIND and WATCH haha

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Haha I bet! The crazy thing is, so many students still say these phrases incorrectly even though they KNOW how to say them correctly 🙈

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I think it might make sense to teach Simple Tenses to their students in the following order: - I understand you - - I do understand you - I don't understand you - Do I understand you ? - That is, it's a good idea to demonstrate the students COMPLEX positive structure first (DO/DOES/DID + Inf), so that they could see where all these auxiliary verbs come from. Otherwise - you're bound to have recurrent problems. Also, it could be useful to tell your students from the very beginning that COMPLEX verb structures in English are the RULE, whereas SIMPLE ones - just an EXCEPTION. So the only thing that we're interested in - grammarwise - should be the first verb from the left.

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