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Cheat Sheet for Past simple use in English
Past Simple Use
We use the Past SImple for compeleted actions in the past.
Example: He died in 1928.
We use the Past Simple for repeated actions in the past.
Example: She phoned her family every day when she was on holiday.
We use the Past Simple for a series of actions on the past.
Example: We walked along the river, saw some ducks and gave them some bread. |
Other ed words
Some adjectives end with ed we need to use the verb TO BE with these.
Example: He was excited to see his friend yesterday.
Negative: He wasn't excited to see his friend yesterday.
Question: Was he excited to see his friend yesterday? |
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Regular Verbs
With regular verbs we add 'ed' to the end of the verb.
Example: To look - Looked
If the verb already ends with an 'e' don't add an extra one!
Example To like - Likeed - Liked
There are 3 ways to pronounce regular verbs. See below: |
Negatives and questions
Negatives |
Questions |
I didn't watch TV yesterday. |
Did I watch TV yesterday? |
You didn't see me in the meeting. |
Did you see me this morning? |
He/She/It didn't take a long time to arrive. |
Did He/She/It take a long time to arrive? |
We didn't climb the mountain last weekend. |
Did we climb the mountain last weekend? |
They didn't have a dog when they were young. |
Did they have a dog when they were young? |
With all other verbs we use didn't for negative sentences and did for questions.
The second verb stays in the basic form
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Irregular verbs form
Past tense = Past Paticiple |
Infinitive +(e)n |
Past form + (e)n |
No Change |
Vowel Change |
Two forms |
buy bought bought |
eat ate eaten |
break broke broken |
put put put |
drink drank drunk |
learn learnt/learned leant/learned |
It's always better to learn the 3 forms of the irregular verbs at the same time.
Even though there are categories, the best way to learn irregular verbs is by heart!
The verbs ending in ought are pronounced like ORT
To be
We use the verb 'to be' for place and state and feelings.
Place - I was in the park yesterday.
State - She was a nurse 10 years ago.
Feelings - They were happy on holiday. |
To be - form
Sentence |
Negative |
Questions |
I was in the park yesterday |
I wasn't in the park yesterday |
Was I in the park yesterday? |
You were on holiday last week |
You weren't on holiday last week |
Were you on holiday last week? |
He/She/It was great! |
He/She/It wasn't great! |
Was it great? |
We were sick on the weekend |
We weren't sick on the weekend |
Were we sick on the weekend? |
They were married 5 years ago |
They weren't married 5 years ago |
Were they married 5 years ago? |
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