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The Simple Past Tense


      USE  FORM
The Simple Past Tense

describes actions and states that
began and ended in the past
Example: I lived in France in 1980.
         He was sick last week.
         They were late yesterday.
FORM

There are regular verbs and irregular verbs.
  Regular: study      studied
             live     lived
             stay           stayed
  Irregular: go             went
               be           was  were
               do     did
 All regular past tense verbs end in ed
Spelling of ed form
Most verbs  add ed

    Example:                     walk                 walked
                                 order                ordered
   Verbs that end   in e  add only d
    Example:                     live                 lived
                                 decide               decided
   Verbs that end   in consonant y- change y to i and add ed
    Example:                     study                studied
                                 carry                carried
   Verbs that end   in CVC double the last consonant
     Example:                    shop                 shopped
                                 stop                 stopped
                                 permit               permitted
                                 admit                admitted
     Do not double   the last consonant if the last syllable is not stressed:
                                 listen               listened
Irregular Verbs

Some verbs have irregular past tense forms:
  fall   fell
  feel   felt
  break broke
  come   came

These verbs dont follow any spelling rules.
Negative Statements

To form negative statements, use:
  did + not (didnt) + base form
  Example: He didnt call me.
                 She didnt study French.

Dont use didnt with the verb TO BE, use to be + not:
  Example: He wasnt there yesterday.
                They werent happy.
Yes / No questions and short
             answers

To form yes/no questions, use:
 did + subject + base form
  Example:     Did he study English last night?
               Did they learn to play the piano?

To form short answers to yes/no questions, use:
   yes + subject pronoun + did
Or
   no + subject pronoun+ didnt
   Example: Yes, he did.
                No, they didnt.
Time Phrases

Some common time expressions used with the past
tense are:

yesterday       many years ago
a long time ago before this year
at that time          for many years
this morning          in 19
last night, Saturday, weekend, year

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The simple past tense

  • 1. The Simple Past Tense USE FORM
  • 2. The Simple Past Tense describes actions and states that began and ended in the past Example: I lived in France in 1980. He was sick last week. They were late yesterday.
  • 3. FORM There are regular verbs and irregular verbs. Regular: study studied live lived stay stayed Irregular: go went be was were do did All regular past tense verbs end in ed
  • 4. Spelling of ed form Most verbs add ed Example: walk walked order ordered Verbs that end in e add only d Example: live lived decide decided Verbs that end in consonant y- change y to i and add ed Example: study studied carry carried Verbs that end in CVC double the last consonant Example: shop shopped stop stopped permit permitted admit admitted Do not double the last consonant if the last syllable is not stressed: listen listened
  • 5. Irregular Verbs Some verbs have irregular past tense forms: fall fell feel felt break broke come came These verbs dont follow any spelling rules.
  • 6. Negative Statements To form negative statements, use: did + not (didnt) + base form Example: He didnt call me. She didnt study French. Dont use didnt with the verb TO BE, use to be + not: Example: He wasnt there yesterday. They werent happy.
  • 7. Yes / No questions and short answers To form yes/no questions, use: did + subject + base form Example: Did he study English last night? Did they learn to play the piano? To form short answers to yes/no questions, use: yes + subject pronoun + did Or no + subject pronoun+ didnt Example: Yes, he did. No, they didnt.
  • 8. Time Phrases Some common time expressions used with the past tense are: yesterday many years ago a long time ago before this year at that time for many years this morning in 19 last night, Saturday, weekend, year