Past Simple

•Tense focuses on the past.

•Used when describing events which have already happened.

•With the past simple there are often time indicators in sentences.

 

How to form the past simple and rulings

 

Regular verb + ed

•Infinitive + ed

Examples:

(to) spoil + ed --> Spoiled

 

Regular verb + d

verbs where the infinitive already ends in -e. Just add -d.

(to) smile + d --> smiled

 

Regular verbs ending in Y

If the -y is preceded by a vowel just add -ed.

- (to) stay + ed --> stayed

 

If the -y is preceded by a consonant replace -y by -ied.

(to) try --> tried