do

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.

REGULARS IRREGULARS

There are two types of verbs according to form the past.

Verb in infinitive + -ed

There is no rule for the

conjugation of these verbs.

REGULAR VERBS

SPELLING RULES

1. Add –ed to the base form of the verb.

The children play the piano yesterday

ed

Example:

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

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:

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

Now we are going to practice with what we have just learnt.

Complete the following sentences with the past simple

tense of the verb give:

1. I _________ (go) to the park with my friends.

2. You __________ (write) on the book with the pencil.

3. She __________ (decide) to read the book last month.

4. Susan and me __________ (eat) a delicious meal.

5. They __________ (help) me with the exercises.

6. My mother __________ (watch) the film last Sunday.

7. John __________ (play) football with me yesterday.

8. My dog __________ (bury) the bone outside.

went

wrote

decided

ate

helped

watched

played

buried

How about the exercise?

Did you do it well?

Next day we will continue learning more about

the past. Would you like it?