Definition
Used to talk about a
Affirmative
Subject + verb (in past form) +
complement
1. We played tennis every day
in August.
2. I saw a movie yerterday.
3. They were at the
supermarket this afternoon
PAST SIMPLE
Negative
Subject + auxiliary verb (didn’t) + verb
(infinitive)+ complement
1. I didn't want to go to the
dentist.
2. He didn't come to my party.
3. We didn't sleep well last
night.
completed action in a
time before now.
Interrogative
Auxiliary verb (Did) + subject + verb
(infinitive) + complement + ?
Did you go to work yesterday?
Where did she go?
Why did we have to come?
 PAST SIMPLE

Irregular verbs Regular verbs Time expressions

An irregular verb is a verb that Rules

doesn't follow the regular inflection, Common Past Time
or ending to the word, that's Expressions
expected when putting it into the past If a verb ends in -e, add -d.
Yesterday
tense or past participle. like → liked
the day before yesterday
arrive → arrived
last night
decide → decided
this morning
one week ago
If a verb ends in consonant + - in 1990 (a specific point in the
y, change -y to -i and add -ed. past)
carry → carried when + subject + past tense verb
try → tried (a specific period of time, event, or
study → studied point in the past)

If a verb ends in vowel + -y, add -

ed.*
play → played
stay → stayed
enjoy → enjoyed
If a verb ends in a consonant-vowel-
consonant (CVC) pattern, double the
final consonant and add -ed.**
hug → hugged
plan → planned
stop → stopped

For all other verbs, add -ed.

watch → watched
ask → asked
clean → cleaned