1. SIMPLE PAST

2. 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

3. - 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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.

9. 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?

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