SIMPLE PAST TENSE

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Teachers: Michelle Carpio & Brendali Soriano

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There are two types of verbs in past tense:

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

Regular verbs SPELLING rules:

Regular past simple forms are formed by adding -ed to the infinitive of the verb, but we have to follow some spelling rules:

If the word ends in a vowel and -y you add -ed.

If a verb ends in-e, you add -d.

Agreed Escaped

Agree Escape

Play Enjoy

Played Enjoyed

If a verb ends in consonant and -y you take off the y and add -ied.

If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed.

Tried Carried

Try Carry

Stop Plan

Stopped Planned

Pronunciation regular verbs

Pronunciation regular verbs:

Irregular verbs

Remember that a list of irregular verbs has been shared with you in the virtual classroom.

Some good examples of irregular verbs are:

Notice that their past forms are very different from regular verbs, which end with -d or -ed

Had UnderstoodDrew

Have Understand Draw

TIME EXPRESSIONS IN SIMPLE PAST

Now, let's look at some examples...

Positive sentence (+)

Negative sentence (-)

I didn't go to the mall the last week.

I went to the mall the last week.

Yes/No Question (?)

Wh- Question (?)

Did you go to the mall the last week?

Where did you go the last week?