Past Simple.

Simple Past tense

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by Maria Dagalaki Saridaki

Regular verbs

Spelling rules

Irregular verbs

verb/to be

Use

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-ed Past Tense Pronunciation

Structuring sentences video

time expressions

videos/activities

Regular verbs

work- worked

Form: Subject + Verb + -ed

Interrogative

Negative

Affirmative

I did not (didn’t) work You did not (didn’t) work He did not (didn’t) work She did not (didn’t) work It did not (didn’t) work We did not (didn’t) work You did not (didn’t) work They did not (didn’t)work

I worked you worked he worked she worked it worked we worked you worked they worked

Did I work? did you work? did he work? did she work? did it work? did we work? did you work? did they work?

Spelling rules

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If the second syllable of a two-syllable verb is stressed, double the last consonant. prefer- preferred admit - admitted

If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, drop the -y and add -ied.study - studied cry - cried

If the verb ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant double the consonant to make the -ed form. stop - stopped plan - planned

For regular verbs, add -ed to the root form of the verb (or just -d if the root form already ends in an e): walk - walkedcall - called wash - washed

like - likedignore- ignored imagine - imagined

If the first syllable of a two-syllable verb is stressed, do not double the last consonantvisit- visited listen - listened

We do not double the final consonant when the verb ends in W or X.mix- mixed snow- snowed

If the verb ends in a vowel + -y, keep the -y and add -ed.play - played enjoy - enjoyed

If the verb ends with a vowel plus -l ,then you need to double the l before adding -ed in British English:travel - travelled quarrel - quarrelled. (This rule doesn’t apply in American English)

Irregular verbs: sit - sat- sat

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

I did not (didn’t) sit You did not (didn’t) sit He did not (didn’t) sit She did not (didn’t) sit It did not (didn’t) sit We did not (didn’t) sit You did not (didn’t) sit They did not (didn’t)sit

I sat you sat he sat she sat it sat we sat you sat they sat

Did I sit? did you sit? did he sit? did she sit? did it sit? did we sit? did you sit? did they sit?

sit - sat

For irregular verbs, things get more complicated. The simple past tense of some irregular verbs looks exactly like the root form. set -set put- put cut- cut For other irregular verbs the simple past forms are more varying. say - said leave - left go - went

Subject + did not (didn't) +1st column

Negative:

Affirmative: subject + 2nd column

Interrogative:Did +subject + 1st column

The Past Simple Tense is used to refer to actions that were completed in a time period before the present time. In the Simple Past the process of performing the action is not important. What matters is that the action was completed in the past. The action may have been in the recent past or a long time ago.

Use

The Simple Past is used for actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past. It’s also possible to use the simple past in a sentence without specifying a time, but it must have previously been made clear that the speaker is referring to a finished period.e.g.I saw a movie last week.

The Simple Past can also be used in sentences that describe past habits. These sentences have the same purpose as the expression ‘used to’. It should be clear in this kind of sentence that the action referred to is a habit. Time expressions like always, often, usually and never can be used to underline this.e.g.I often played football when I was a young man.

The Simple Past is used to describe actions which happened one after the other e.g.I finished work, walked to the beach and met my friends.

The verb: to be

For the verb to be, you don’t need the auxiliary did. When the subject of the sentence is singular, use was/was not or wasn’t. When the subject is plural, use were/ were not or weren’t.

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Was I? Were you? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were

I was not (wasn’t) You were not (weren’t) He was not (wasn’t) She was not (wasn’t) It was not (wasn’t) We were not (weren’t) You were not (weren’t) They were not (weren’t)

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liveworksheets Part 1 by Mary Doulgeri

by Agnieszka Dacka on Genially

liveworksheets Part 2 by Mary Doulgeri

English club

liveworksheets

by Maria Dagalaki Saridaki

irregular verbs

liveworksheets Part 3 by Mary Doulgeri

by Stergiani Agiomamitou

by Stergiani Agiomamitou

by Stergiani Agiomamitou

quizlet/irregular verbs by Magdalini Giannakouli

liveworksheets Part 4 by Mary Doulgeri

liveworksheets Part 5 by Mary Doulgeri

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