Past Simple

Past Simple

by Keira Tran Nguyen

V_ed​

1. The ending letter is “e” -> add “d”.

Ex: type – typed,        smile – smiled,        agree – agreed

​2. Short verbs with the ending letter is a consonant with a vowel before it -> x2 the consonant and then add “-ed”.

Ex: stop – stopped        shop – shopped        tap – tapped

*EXCEPTIONS:

commit – committed        travel – travelled        prefer – preferred

3. If there's a vowel before “y” => add “ed”.

Ex: play – played        stay – stayed

4. If there's a consonant before "y" => change “y” into “i + ed”.

Example: study – studied        cry – cried

Multiple Choice

The car ....... from one moment to another.

• stopp

• stopping

• stopped

• stoped

Fill in the Blank

Last night we ___________ pizza for dinner (eat)

Multiple Choice

I ...... for many hours yesterday.

• chated

• chatting

• chatedd

• chatted

Fill in the Blank

We didn't ___________ the game last night (watch)

Multiple Choice

The car ....... from one moment to another.

• stopp

• stopping

• stopped

• stoped

Multiple Choice

The man....... (carry) two heavy packages.

• carried

• carrying

• carryed

• carring

Fill in the Blank

Last night we ___________ pizza for dinner (eat)

Multiple Choice

Emil and his friends .......(jog) this morning.

• jogging

• jogedd

• jogged

• joged

Fill in the Blank

We didn't ___________ the game last night (watch)

Multiple Choice

Joey......with his crew.

• danced

• dancced

• dancing

• danceing

Fill in the Blank

_______ you go to the cinema last weekend?

Multiple Choice

She .........(dry) her hair after taking a shower.

• dryied

• drying

• dry

• dried

Fill in the Blank

"Millonarios" ____________ the game last Friday (win)

Multiple Choice

It.....(rain) two days ago.

• raining

• rainned

• raineing

• rained

Fill in the Blank

We ________ soup, pasta and salad for dinner last night. (have)

Multiple Choice

Raul and Sally .....(live)in Spain in 1997.

• liveed

• left

• lived

• living

Fill in the Blank

Peter didn't __________ the movie last night. (see)

Multiple Choice

Thomas .....(work) until 7 PM yesterday.

• work

• works

• workeed

• worked

Fill in the Blank

Rob __________ go to the park with us. (negative)

Multiple Choice

My mum -----------------(call) to say she loves me.

• call

• called

• Call

• callied

Fill in the Blank

I _________ yesterday because I was sad (cry)

Multiple Choice

Mary ---------------(practice) a lot before the presentation.

• practiced

• Practices

• practice

Fill in the Blank

My friends and I ____________ videogames last Sunday. (play)

Multiple Choice

Scottie -------(stay ) in Miami for 3 months..

• stay

• Staied

• Stayed

• stayd

Fill in the Blank

My mom _________ me a new bike for my birthday. (give)

Multiple Choice

Ned and William ----------------- (travel)to Japan on May 3rd,2020.

• traveld

• travelled

• travel

• travels

Multiple Choice

On my last vacation I _________ a lot of photos.

• take

• took

• taked

Multiple Choice

We ------------ (copy) only a part of the instruction because our teacher(erase) the information.

• start

• startted

• started

• starts

Multiple Choice

I didn't ________ my homework

• do

• did

Multiple Choice

We....(phone) you last week.

• phoned

• phone

• phones

• phoning

Multiple Choice

My mom and I __________ a delicious chocolate cake.

• make

• made

• maked

Multiple Choice

I ___ (prefer) to eat "tacos"instead of some Pizza.

• Preferd

• preferred

• am preferring

• prefer

Multiple Choice

_______ you drink water in the gym?

• Did

• Was

Multiple Choice

Most of the regular verbs only need. "..." at the end-Example:Wash-washed

• ied

• ed

• d

Multiple Choice

I _________ have a dog when I was younger.

• didn't

• wasn't

Multiple Choice

Regular verbs that finish with -e need only "..." at the end.Example:Celebrate-celebrated.

• d

• ed

• ied

Multiple Choice

Did you _________ a dress for your party?

• wear

• wore

Multiple Choice

Regular verbs that finish with -CONSONANT+Y need :.............Example:Fry-fried.

• to change the "Y" by "ied"

• ed

• ied

• d

Multiple Choice

I ________ the dog last night.

• feed

• fed

Multiple Choice

Verbs with the combination: CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT need:

• d

• ed

• to DUPLICATE LAST CONSONANT+ED.

  Example:Stop-Stopped.

• to replace the Y by IED.

Multiple Choice

I _________ in the pool last Saturday

• swim

• swam

Multiple Choice

I didn't ________ at the concert. I got scared!

• sing

• sang

Multiple Choice

Did you _________ anything at the mall yesterday?

• buy

• bought