
To practice speaking in the past tense, use these questions as a starting point. Answer the question and continue speaking to tell a story or elaborate on your answer.
* With these -ed ending words, there may be words that end with a “D” sound because of the “b, g, l, m, n, r, w, v, y, a, e, i, o, u” before the “-ed.” There may also be words that end with a “T” sound because c/k, f (gh or ph), j, (dge),p, s, z, sh, ch before the “-ed,”….or may end with the regular “-ed” sound because there is a “d or t” before the “-ed.”
| amplified | Have you ever amplified your resumé to make it sound better? |
| appointed | Have you ever been appointed to be a team leader? how was that experience? |
| arranged | Is your office desk well arranged? |
| assessed | Tell me about a time you assessed a client’s issue. |
| attained | Do you think success can be attained by subpar work? |
| authorized | What does it mean to be an authorized user? |
| admired | Who have you admired the most in your life? |
| bridged | Have you ever bridged a gap between you and a successor? |
| boosted | When was the last time you boosted your income? |
| begged | When was the last time someone begged you for something? |
| broadened | When was the last time you broadened your horizons? |
| collected | Name something you or someone you know collected in the past. |
| compared | When was the last time you compared yourself to another person? |
| collided | Have you ever collided with one of your co-workers? |
| created | Do you think the news has created a lot of confusion? |
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