PAST TENSE SIMPLE (REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS)

PAST TENSE SIMPLE

REGULAR VERBS
positive Sub + Verb ending

IRREGULAR VERBS
positive Sub + Verb 2nd

in ed/d

form

negative Sub + didnt +

negative Sub + didnt +

Verb

Verb 1st form

interrogative (Wh) Did +

interrogative (Wh) Did +

Sub + Verb?

Sub + Verb 1st form

Verb ending in:

How to form Past Simple

-e

Add

Consonant +y

Change

Vowel + consonant
(OTHER THAN w and

y)

any other ending, including

-w

ADVERBS
yesterday
two days ago
last week
in March
in 2003
when I was younger

-d
y to i, add -ed

Double the consonant, add

Add

-ed

-ed

Example
live

lived

cry

cried

tap

tapped

show

TO BE
Affirmative
I was.
He was.
She was.
It was.
You were.
We were.
They were.

Negative
I was not/wasn't.
He was not/wasn't.
She was not/wasn't.
It was not/wasn't.
You were not/weren't.
We were not/weren't.
They were not/weren't.

Interrogative
Was I?
Was he?
Was she?
Was it?
Were you?
Were we?
Were they?

showed

TO HAVE
Affirmative
I had
You had
He had
She had
It had
We had
They had

Negative
I did not / didn't have
You did not / didn't have
He did not / didn't have
She did not / didn't have
It did not / didn't have
We did not / didn't have
You did not / didn't have
They did not / didn't have

Interrogative
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did

I have?
you have?
he have?
she have?
it have?
we have?
you have?
they have?

READING
A) Read the text. Underline the verbs. Put the verbs in Past Tense Simple.

Doris is a History teacher. She is thirty years old. She has many pupils. Doris is a nice
person. She is friendly and patient. She is at the school every day, from Monday to Friday.
Doris has a beautiful house. Her house is big and white and it has a brown roof. In her
house, there are a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. In the living room, Doris has
a TV and a sofa. In the kitchen, there is a fridge and a cooker.
Doris is very happy because she is a teacher and because she has a beautiful house.
B) Translate the new text (into your language), with the verbs in Past Tense Simple.

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