Low Intermediate Easy ESOL blog: Explaining Simple Past

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Simple past regular verbs: add ed to regular verbs: walked, talked, worked, listened.

For consonant+Y, change the Y to I-- Study-studied, worry -- worried, bully - bullied

For vowel+Y, just add ed: Played, enjoyed, employed

For irregular verbs, memorize (repeat until you remember).

Simple past forms are usually the second column.

Do NOT use a simple past verb form with DID or DIDN'T.

Only use past forms for positive sentences.

Did he walk to work? Yes, he did. He walked to work. He didn't drive.