Simple past - 1

Forms of Simple Past

  Positive Negative Question
All pronouns I worked You did not work Did he work?
  We spoke They did not speak Did she speak?

 

Exceptions in spelling when adding 'ed'

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example
after a final e only add d love - loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel
or / as final consonant after a vowel is doubled
admit - admitted
travel - travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i hurry - hurried

 

The verbs 'to have' and 'to be' are highly irregular.

TO HAVE

Positive Negative Question
had did not have Did I have?
You had You did not have Did you have?
We had We did not have Did we have?
They had They did not have Did they have?
He had He did not have Did he have?
She had She did not have Did she have?
It had It did not have Did it have?

TO BE
The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past.
Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." 
It also has different question forms and negative forms.
Always remember NOT to use the auxiliary "did" with "to be".

Positive Negative Question
was was not Was I?
You were You were not Were you?
We were We were not Were we?
They were They were not Were they?
He was He was not Was he?
She was She was not Was she?
It was It was not Was it?