Past Simple

Done by: Sohartime team

Regular and Irregular verbs

In English there are two type of verbs which are:

* Regular A verb that forms its past tense by adding –ed to the verb.

• Irregular A verb that forms its past tense by changing the whole word.

Examples of Regular and Irregular Verbs

* Regular verbs: Walk Walked Call Called Visit Visited

* Irregular verbs: Go Went See Saw Leave Left

Regular in Sentences

• Verb + ed. For example: • He called me yesterday?• Last month, I visited Japan.• She cleaned her room.• He washed his car.

Irregular• Are the verbs that should be changed. For

example:• I saw a film last week.• Did you call Joe? • I didn't see a game last year.• He went to cinema last night.

Form of past simple(Irregular)

• Positive * I wrote * I thought • Negative * I did not write *I did not think • Question * Did I write? *Did I think?

Spelling when Adding (ed)

• After a final (e) only add (d) (love – loved)

• Final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or(l)as final consonant after a vowel is doubled

(travel - travelled) • finally after a consonant becomes( i) (hurry – hurried )