SIMPLE PAST

ed They television every evening. watch watch (present simple) watch ed They television yesterday evening. (past simple) I / you / we / they he / she / it Verb + ed

- ed to the verb (regular verbs) The past simple is often formed by adding - ed to the verb (regular verbs) EXAMPLES: work stay clean worked stayed cleaned arrive start dance arrived started danced

SPELLING: 1. Regular verbs ending in -e add -d. Ex: 2. If the verb ends in a consonant + y we drop the –y and add -ied. 3. If the regular verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant we double the last consonant. move d like d dance d t r y ied stu d ied y s t o p p ed p l a n n ed

Example: Some verbs are irregular. These verbs do NOT end with – ed. begin began find found break broke get got build built hear heard catch caught make made drink drank see saw eat ate speak spoke

1. This morning I _______ my teeth. Clean b. Cleaned c. Cleant 2. We __________ the party. enjoyed b. enjoy c. enjoys 3. Jane _______ to the cinema. go b. goed c. went 4. We ________ at a restaurant. ated b. ate c. eat

I play We start You watch They have did not He see She read It go We use DID as the helping verb in negative sentences and questions. I play We start You watch They have He see She read It go did not (didn’t)

EXAMPLES: I didn’t watch television last night. She didn’t play with her friends yesterday. We didn’t eat at Burger King. He didn’t go to the cinema last week. They didn’t get up early.

Wh- + did + subject + verb? For QUESTIONS we use: Did + subject + verb ? OR Wh- + did + subject + verb? Examples: Did you sell your car? Did you speak to your friend yesterday? Did she write a letter last night? Where did you go last week?

SHORT ANSWERS: I / we / you / they he / she / it Yes, did. No, didn’t.