Past Simple

Past Simple

Regular Verbs

We only add -d or -ed to regular verbs.

e.g.: walked, started, played

Special Cases

When the verb ends with "e", e.g: like, we only add "-d"

When the verb ends with "y" you have to pay special attention!

play-----played

cry----cried

(if there is a vowel before the "y" nothing changes, if there is a consonant you change the "y" for an "i"

Multiple Choice

Select the correct past form:

• Stayed

• Staied

• Stayied

Multiple Choice

Select the correct past form:

• Clarificated

• Clarified

• Clarifyed

Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs are tricky!! They change in different ways. You have to practice and learn them.

Let's practice!

Let's try to complete the next sentences with some common irregular verbs

Multiple Choice

Peter ____ in the lake yesterday (swim)

• swam

• swimmed

• swom

Multiple Choice

They ____ the window while playing football.

• breaked

• broked

• broke

Multiple Choice

I ____ the t-shirt I couldn't find last Saturday!

• founded

• found

• finded

Negative form

We use didn't to make negative sentences in the past.

But be careful! When we use "didn't" we can't write the verb in the past.

Let's try it!

Multiple Choice

You _____ my toast.

• didn't ate

• didn't eat

• didn't eated

Multiple Choice

I _____ a car when I was 20.

• didn't have

• didn't had

• didn't haved