PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR VERBS

We use the past simple for:

a. Actions which happened at a definite stated time in the past.
    
     i.e Ted invited his friends to his house last Sunday.

b. Past habits

   i.e. He played the piano when he was young.

Forms

       1.       Affirmative: We form the past simple of regular verbs by adding  –ed   to the main verb.

               They cleaned the kitchen yesterday

       2.       Negative: We form negative sentences with the auxiliary DID + NOT = DIDN’T. When we
               use this the main verb doesn’t change. It stays in the same way.
            
              He did not (didn’t) close the window in the morning.

3.       Interrogative:  We form questions with the auxiliary verb DID. The subject pronoun and the main verb without –Ed.

             Did you jump the rope this weekend?

Spelling

- Verbs ending in -e talke only -d (like - liked)

- Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the y and take -ied  (study - studied)

- Verbs ending in one stressed vowel between two consonants double the last consonant and take    -ed (stop - stopped)

- Verbs ending in one I, double the I and take -ed (travel - travelled)

Time expressions for past

      -          Yesterday
      -          Last week, last month, last year
      -          Two days, weeks, months, years ago
      -          In 1979, 2005, 2012