Transcript Regular and Irregular Verbs The Simple Past

Regular and Irregular Verbs
PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS – AFFIRMATIVE
How do we form the past simple
of regular verbs?
VERB + ED
Played
Visited Watched
I played volleyball yesterday.
NEGATIVE
Subject +Did not / didn’t +Main verb (without -ed)
I did not play volleyball yesterday.
(didn’t)
INTERROGATIVE
Did +Subject +Main verb (without -ed)
Did you play volleyball yesterday?
IRREGULAR VERBS
Do not add -ed in the past simple affirmative.
see – saw
break – broke
BUT they form the interrogative and
negative with did, just like regular verbs.
Did they go to France last year?
They didn’t see the accident.
Ask and answer what they did
yesterday
What did Mrs. Brown do yesterday?
She watched TV.
(To watch / watched)
What did Tom do yesterday?
He rode the bike.
(To ride / rode)
What did the boys do yesterday?
They played football.
(To play / played)
What did the girl do last weekend?
She read a book.
(To read/read)
What did Tom and Henry do last night?
They ate hamburgers.
(To eat/ate)
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