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Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs
The Past Simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs, while irregular verbs have special forms.
Regular verbs
Add -ed: work -> worked, play -> played, study -> studied (y -> ied), stop -> stopped (double consonant). Pronunciation: /t/ (worked), /d/ (played), /id/ (wanted).
Irregular verbs
go -> went, have -> had, do -> did, see -> saw, eat -> ate, drink -> drank, write -> wrote, read -> read (same), speak -> spoke, take -> took, give -> gave, come -> came.
Negative and question
Negative: subject + did not (didn’t) + base verb. I did not go.
Question: Did + subject + base verb? Did you see him?
Examples
I visited Paris last year. She went to the cinema yesterday. They did not finish their homework.
Exercises
Exercise 1: Complete: (1) I ____ (go) to school yesterday. (2) She ____ (buy) a new dress. (3) They ____ (not/see) the film.
Exercise 2: Make questions: (1) you / visit / your grandmother? (2) he / eat / breakfast?
Review Present Simple vs Continuous and study Conditional Sentences.
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