
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.”
| decided | Name something decided on as an adult. |
| diminished | Describe a time when you felt your feelings were diminished. |
| described | How do you think you would be described by your coworkers |
| declined | When was the last time you declined an offer? |
| developed | What book do you wish was developed into a movie? |
| diagnosed | When was the last time you diagnosed an issue at work? |
| discovered | What is something new you discovered about yourself during quarantine? |
| delivered | Describe the best food you ever had delivered to your home. |
| designed | What is something you wish you had designed? |
| deteremined | What do you think makes someone determined? |
| dialed | Who was the last person you dialed on the phone? |
| directed | How comfortable are you when questions are directed toward you? |
| demanded | Describe the last time you demanded something. |
| drafted | Describe a document you drafted. How were you able to improve it, so it was ready to be sent? |
| deserved | Describe when you felt you deserved something but didn’t get it. |
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