Transcript THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Of Regular and Irregular verbs
When do we use the Simple Past tense
We use the Simple Past tense of the verbs
to describe an action that took place in a
SPECIFIC TIME in the past.
I studied for my quiz last night.
I went to the garage one week ago.
Simple Past Tense of Regular verbs
For all the Regular verbs « ed » is added to the end of
the infinitive form of the verb.
I enjoyed the supper
In this case the infinitive form of the verb is
enjoy. So we add « ed » to the verb.
This is true for all the regular verbs. But there
are some exceptions
EXCEPTIONS
If the verb is one syllable, ends with a
consonant and is preceeded by a vowel, we
have to DOUBLE the consonant:
Ex: CHAT
Vowel
consonant
We must DOUBLE the
consonant:
Chatted
EXCEPTIONS
If the verb finishes with « y » and is prceeded by a
consonant, you must change the « y » for an « i »
and add « ed »
Ex: FRY
Consonant
+ i + ed = Fried
The same think for:
To cry = cried
To hurry = hurried
Key words for identifying past actions
The following words are some cue words that
you can find in the sentences that indicate that
the action has been done.
Yesterday
Last
night
week
Summer
Ago
What about Irregular verbs?
In the Simple Past tense the irregular verbs
change form. That is why we call them
irregular. The secret in knowing them is to
learn them by heart.
To fly = flew
To run = ran
To say = said
To draw = drew
To sit = sat
To drink = drank
Exercising
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6