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Kensey Jefford
Simple Past
Past Simple
Simple
Past
To form the past simple with regular verbs, we use and add the ending “ed”.
The form is the same for all people (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Examples
Examples
want → - wanted
learn → - learned
stay → - stayed
walk → - walked
show → - showed
Exceptions
You won't always have regular verbs so we have some verbs that make the exceptions in the past simple.
Exceptions
Exception 1
The "E" Exception
For the verbs that end in a "e" you simply add a "d".
Examples:
change → changed
believe → believed
Exception 2
The "Consonant" Exception
If the verb ends in a vowel and a consonant (except "y" or "w"), we double the final consonant.
Examples:
stop → - stopped
commit → - committed
Exception 3
The "Y" Exception
With verbs that end in a consonant and a "y", the "y" is changed to an "i" and add "ed" at the end.
Examples:
study → - studied
try → - tried
Examples
Examples
1. I lived in Brazil for two years.
2. Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
3. They sat at the beach all day.
4. They did not stay at the party the entire time.
5. We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.