SIMPLE PAST OF REGULAR VERBS FOR 8°

SIMPLE PAST OF REGULAR VERBS

The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or states which have finished. It is often used with past time references (e.g. yesterday, two years ago). A past event could be one thing that happened in the past, or a repeated thing

Regular past simple forms are formed by adding -ed to the infinitive of the verb.

start → started

kill → killed

jump → jumped –

RULES

there are some spelling rules. If a verb ends in -e, you add -d.

agree → agreed
like → liked
escape → escaped

If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed.

stop → stopped
plan → planned

If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied.

try → tried
carry → carried        

But if the word ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.

play → played
enjoy → enjoyed

                EXCEPTIONS

SAY -SAID

PAY -  PAID

There are three kinds of pronunciation: /d/, /t/ and /ɪd/. Look at the table below

 /d/                                               /t/                                            /ɪd/

Arrived                                   asked                                    wanted

Failed                                    crossed                                decided

Agreed                                   stopped                                started

Write the past simple form of the verbs below.

	I ______ JXUwMDMwJXUwMDBkJXUwMDA5JXUwMDFjJXUwMDE1JXUwMDAx my mum in the kitchen. (help)
	My sister _________JXUwMDJiJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAxJXUwMDExJXUwMDBkJXUwMDBjJXUwMDAx in her room. (study)
	My mum _______JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBkJXUwMDAx the green car. (wash)
	My grandma __________JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDBkJXUwMDA3JXUwMDBlJXUwMDAx to the shop. (walk)
	My brother ________JXUwMDM0JXUwMDA1JXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDExJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDAx to music. (listen)
	My uncle ________JXUwMDM1JXUwMDBjJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDAx a pretty woman. (marry)
	My aunt _______JXUwMDJkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAx her new laptop. (use)
	My cousins _______JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFmJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAx very late. (arrive)
	The baby _______JXUwMDNiJXUwMDExJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDAx a lot. (cry)
	My dad _________JXUwMDNlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDExJXUwMDFkJXUwMDAx his old bike. (fix)
	The dogs __________JXUwMDI4JXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDE4JXUwMDFjJXUwMDAx in the garden. (play)