2. The Simple Past is used to talk about actions or situations in the
past.
Examples:
•I played football yesterday.
•He went to the cinema last weekend.
3. There are two types of verbs according to form the past.
REGULARS IRREGULARS
Verb in infinitive
+ -ed
There is no rule
for the
conjugation of
these verbs.
4. REGULAR VERBS
SPELLING RULES
1. Add –ed to the base form of the verb.
The children play the piano yesterday
ed
Example:
5. 2. If the verb ends in –e, add –d.
Example:
The monkeys live in the jungle.
d
3. If the verb ends in a consonant after short, stressed vowel
DOUBLE the consonant and add -ed.
Example:
They stop to work at eight o’clock.
ped
6. 4. If the verb ending in “y” after a consonant, change “y” to “i” and add -ed.
Example:
The dogs bury the bone last week
buried
The IRREGULAR verbs can end in a variety of ways, with absolutely
no consistent pattern. Here are some examples:
7. Infinitive Simple Past
to be → was/ were
to come→ came
to do → did
to drink → drank
to come → came
to eat → ate
to go → went
to make → made
to meet → met
to put → put
to run → ran
to read → read
to see → saw
to write → wrote
8. Now we are going to practice with what we have just learnt.
9. Complete the following sentences with the past simple
tense of the verb give:
1. I _________ went
(go) to the park with my friends.
2. You __________ wrote
(write) on the book with the pencil.
3. She __________ decided
(decide) to read the book last month.
4. Susan and me __________ ate
(eat) a delicious meal.
5. They __________ helped
(help) me with the exercises.
6. My mother __________ watched
(watch) the film last Sunday.
7. John __________ played
(play) football with me yesterday.
8. My dog __________ buried
(bury) the bone outside.
10. How about the exercise?
Did you do it well?
Next day we will continue learning more about
the past. Would you like it?
