1. The Past Simple Tense<br />Regular verbs (Rules)<br />Work + ed = workedLive + d = livedPlay + ed = playedTry – y + ied = triedStop + (double consonant) + ed = stopped<br />Irregular verbs<br /> Verb to be<br />I wasYou wereHe/ she/ it wasWe wereYou wereThey were<br />Verb there to be<br />There wasThere were<br />Other verbs<br />InfinitiveSimple PastPast Participlebewas/werebeenbeatbeatbeatenbecomebecamebecomebeginbeganbegunbitebitbittenblowblewblownbreakbrokebrokenbringbroughtbroughtbuildbuiltbuiltburnburntburntbuyboughtboughtcatchcaughtcaughtchoosechosechosencomecamecomecostcostcostcut cutcutInfinitiveSimple PastPast Participledodiddonedrawdrewdrawndreamdreamtdreamtdrinkdrankdrunkdrivedrovedriveneatateeatenfallfellfallenfeedfedfedfeelfeltfeltfightfoughtfoughtfindfoundfoundflyflewflownforgetforgotforgottenfreezefrozefrozengetgotgotgivegavegivengo wentgonegrowgrewgrownhavehadhadhearheardheardhidehidhiddenhithithitholdheldheldhurthurthurtkeepkeptkeptknowknewknownleaveleftleftlendlentlentlielaylainloselostlostmakemademademeanmeantmeantmeetmetmetpaypaidpaidputputputreadreadreadrideroderiddenringrangrungrunranrunseesawseensellsoldsoldsendsentsentsetsetsetshakeshookshakenshineshoneshonesingsangsungsinksanksunksitsatsatsleepsleptsleptInfinitiveSimple PastPast Participlespeakspokespokenspendspentspentstandstoodstoodstealstolestolenstrikestruckstrucksweepsweptsweptswimswamswumswingswungswungtaketooktakenteachtaughttaughtteartoretorntelltoldtoldthinkthoughtthoughtthrowthrewthrownunderstandunderstoodunderstoodwakewokewakenwearworewornweepweptweptwinwonwonwritewrotewritten<br />