 COMPLETED
ACTION IN THE
PAST
 SERIES OF COMPLETED
ACTIONS
 SINGLE DURATION IN THE PAST
 HABIT IN THE PAST
Regular Verbs
Subject + (base form of the verb + “ed")
Irregular Verbs
Subject + Simple Past Conjugation
I
 He
 She
 It
was
was
 They
 We
 You
were
Regular & Irregular
Subject + did + not + base form of the verb
I
 He
 She
 It
was not
wasn’t
 They
 We
 You
were not – weren’t
I
washed her car.
 I saw a movie yesterday.
 He didn’t see a movie.
 She finished work, walked to the
beach, and found a place to rest.
 They were great teachers.
 He
lived in Japan for two years
 We studied French all day.
 We did not study French all day.
 You played soccer.
 I wasn’t a bad student.
A) When
the base form of the verb
ends with "e": just add “d“.
E.g.:
Smile
Hope
Smiled
Hoped
B) When the base form of the verb
is only one syllable and ends with
consonant + vowel + consonant
(CVC): double the consonant
and add “ed".
E.g.:
Stop
Plan
Stopped
Planned
C) When the base form of the verb has
two syllables with the stress in the
second syllable and ends with
consonant + vowel + consonant
(CVC): double the consonant and
add “ed".
E.g.:
Prefer
Admit
Preferred
Admitted
D) When the base form of the
verb ends with consonant +
“y": change the “y“ for “ied".
E.g.:
Worry
Study
Worried
Studied
Do not double "w" nor "x".
E.g.:
Snow
Fix
Snowed
Fixed
Did + subject + base form of the
verb + ... + ?
(Was/Were) + subject + ... + ?
 Did
she study for the test?
› Yes, she did. She studied for the test.
 Did
we watch the game?
› No, we didn't. [OPTIONAL]
 Was
I a good student?
› Yes, you were. You were a good
student.
 Were
you a good soccer player?
› No, I wasn’t. [OPTIONAL]