Simple past - 1

Forms of Simple Past

For regular verbs, just add 'ed' to the infinitive.
For irregular verbs, use the past form.

	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
I had	I 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
I was	I 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?