Past simple
Use:
Past Simple:
- Past tense
- Use this tense when you speak about finished actions
- The past simple often indicate time indications such as yesterday, last week, last year etc.
Example: We worked at the new Chinese restaurant last year
Form:
- Regular verbs: infitintive + -ed e.g. : stopped, killed, jumped
- Verbs ending in -e: infintive + -d e.g.: Lied, baked, escaped
- Verbs ending with vowel and -y: infintive + -ed: played, stayed, enjoyed
- Verbs ending with consonant and -y: : infinitive + remove -y and add -ied: tried(try), carried(carry), married(marry)
- Irregulars: 2nd row column