PAST SIMPLE

past simple

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Do you know that 70% of verbs in English are irregular? Irregular verbs can make you go crazy if you learn them in alphabetical order. Here is a list:

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Regular Verbs How to form past simple of Regular verbs verb+-ed We listened to the teacher this morning. They started school at 8.15.

Spelling variations Verbs ending in -e Verb+-d

• He closed the window two minutes ago.
• She danced in a show last year.

Verbs ending in consonant + y y becomes i Verb+ied

• He studied English yesterday afternoon.
• I tried Japanese food last month.

Spelling variations Verbs of one syllable, ending in: vowel + consonant the Verb doubles the consonant + ed

• The car stopped at the traffic lights.
• Her phone dropped in the river.

Remind: travelled, preferred, permitted Consonants we cannot double: w, y, x

• It snowed yesterday.
• We played tennis last week.

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IRREGULAR

VERBS

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4 GROUPS

Past Simple Negative Form

I DIDN'T play Tennis

Past Simple

don't = didn't

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Past Simple Interrogative Form

Did you play Tennis? Past Simple

Do= Did

Yes, I did No, I didn't

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