Past Simple: regular & irregular verbs Past Simple: regular & irregular verbs Use: We use the past simple to talk about finished actions
in the past.
We went to Brazil on holiday.
Why did you stay at home?
Past Simple: regular & irregular verbs Form: The form of the past simple is the same for all the
persons.
We stopped at Paddington.
I stopped at the wrong station.
We went to Brazil on holiday.
I went shopping yesterday.
Past Simple: regular verbs Form: To make the affirmative form of the past simple of
regular verbs add -ed
We stopped at Paddington.
I stopped at the wrong station.
Past Simple: regular verbs Spelling rules for regular verbs Infini:ve Past Spelling Work Worked Add –ed Like Liked Add –d Study Studied Y > ied when verb finishes in consonant + y Play Played Add –ed when verb finishes in vowel + y Stop Stopped If verb finishes in consonant + vowel +consonant, double the final consonant Past Simple: irregular verbs Form: Many verbs are irregular in the past simple and they
follow no rule to form it.
You will have to study these verbs.
go > went
eat > ate
do > did
Past Simple: regular verbs Form: To make the negative and the interrogative forms
we use the following structures with the auxiliary
verb did:
Didn’t (did not) + infinitive
I didn’t work yesterday.
Did + subject + infinitive
Did you go out last night?