A1 Grammar

Past Simple

Past Simple

Past simple

Use:

Use the past simple to talk about finished events in the past. Use it to tell stories, jokes and anecdotes.

Form:

1) Many past tense verbs are formed by adding -ed to the end of the verb.

want => wanted

start => started

If a verb ends in e, just add d (liked, hoped).

If a verb ends in y, delete y and add ied (studied, carried). But don’t do this if the verb ends in a vowel + y (played, NOT plaied. stayed, NOT staied)

But a lot of past tense verbs are irregular. You need to learn each one separately. Here are some examples.

have => had make => made

take => took sit => sat

get => got feel => felt

Past simple verbs are the same for all persons.

I went; you went; he went; she went; they went; we went...