Simple Past Tense

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

fold folded

pass passed

change changed

save - saved
fall fell

take took

go went

shut shut

Change the verbs to form the simple past tense.





Present Tense Past Tense
read
drive
sit
move
wear
tear
bake
eat
beat
buy
Change the verbs to form the simple past tense.





Present Tense Past Tense
read
drive
sit
move
wear
tear
bake
eat
beat
buy
read
drove
sat
moved
wore
tore
baked
ate
beat
bought
Simple Past Tense
Is used to show an action that began and ended in the past.
e.g : Johan went to Ipoh yesterday.
We visited the orphanage last week.
Subject Verb Example
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
The girl


ate

washed
yesterday

last night/month

two days ago

just now.
Simple Past Tense
Subject Verb Example
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
Singular/Plural
nouns
i) + -d/-ed

ii) change letters partly
or completely

iii) remain the same
form
She felt sleepy so she went to bed early last night.

I read the news just now.

Xiu Lin called me yesterday.

They moved to Singapore 3 years ago.

Lets try some exercises!


Fill in the blanks by changing the verbs in the bracket to form the
simple past tense.

1. The teacher ____________ (scold) the boys for the laziness.
2. The musician ____________ (play) the piano well.
3. Josh ___________ (talk) a lot to his friend.
4. My aunt _____________ (go) to the beach on last Saturday.
5. Amanda _____________ (want) a car for her birthday.
6. I _____________ (buy) a storybook yesterday.
7. The thief ____________ (steal) the jewellery from the store last night.
8. I _____________ (speak) to my uncle this morning.
Section A : Question 1






My father mended the broken chair last week.
Section A : Question 2






He bought some stamps at the post office yesterday.
Section A : Question 3






The player scored a goal just now.
Section A : Question 4






My grandfather took a nap on the rocking chair this morning.
Section A : Question 5






The kitten played with the string a few days ago.