Past simple

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Past simple

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the past simple?

Signal words

The following words tell you that the verb should be in the past simple:

last ...    

... ago    

dates in the past    

yesterday

(last week, last year, last Monday, etc.)

(26 January 2019, 19 March, in 1913, etc.)

(three days ago, a week ago, five years ago, etc

(LADY)

Past simple (regular)

Past simple

+(e)d

Present simple 

(stem)

walk

look

cycle

call

walked

looked

cycled

called

     verb + -(e)d

What is the past simple of this verb?

to clean

1. cleand
2. cleaned

What is the past simple of this verb?

to like

1. liked
2. likeed
3. likd

Mind the spelling

Past simple

+ed

Present simple 

(stem)

grab

stop

pin

rub

grabbed

stopped

pinned

rubbed

    Verbs with a short vowel + consonant, double the consonant

What is the past simple of this verb?

to hop

1. hoped
2. hopd
3. hopped

Mind the spelling

Past simple

Present simple 

try

cry

apply

tried

cried

applied

     If a verb ends in a consonant + -y, it changes to -ied

 If a verb ends in a vowel + -y, you add -ed

play

spay

played

spayed

What is the past simple of this verb?

to stay

1. staied
2. stayed
3. stayd

What is the past simple of this verb?

to study

1. studied
2. studyed
3. studyd

Past simple (irregular)

Past simple

Present simple

am / is / are do

go

sit

was / were

did

went

sat

   You will need to learn the irregular verbs

(Grammar Survey, page 204)

A few examples:

you add -ed after a consonant (medeklinker)

you add just -d after an e

Do you know any irregular verbs?

Homework

Study stones 13, 14 + 15

Do online I Past Simple, ex. 16a, 54, 16b, 55b + 55c (see page 204/205 for Irregular verbs)

Do paper book ex. 54, 55bc page 91/92