Past simple: regular and

irregular verbs
Ican recognize and use the past simple form of regular and irregular verbs.

Regular verbs: affirmative and negative

We use the past simple to describe completed actions and
situations in the past.
It was 9 o'clock. John opened the door and walked to the bus stop.
Last night I finished my homework and watched TV.

past opened walked now / the present future

We often use the past simple with time words and expressions
like yesterday, last week and this morning (see page 65).
For all verbs except be, the past simple form is the same for
I, you, he, she, it, we, you and they.

Most regular verbs end in -ed - but not all of them!

Look at the table below for spelling rules.

Affirmative Negative
didn't (= did not)
base form + ed
+ base form
watched didn't watch
regular verbs played didn't play
waited didn't wait
looked didn't look
verbs ending stop - stopped didn't stop
vowel + consonant travel - travelled didn't travel
+ vowel BUT snow - snowed didn't snow
We Went to France )a$t dance - danced didn't dance
month. We stayed in verbs ending -e
like - liked didn't like
Par'iS. Iclimbed tine Eiffel
Tower ar\¿ Itook a Iot of verbs ending hurry - hurried didn't hurry
photos. It Was great! consonant + -y carry - carried didn't carry

*1 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
ÿ Jack and Iployed (plau) badminton uesterdau. 5 We - (tidy) our rooms yesterday.
1 My sister _ (cook) dinner last night. 6 I _ (like) the film last night.
2 I_ (walk) to school this morning. 7 My dad _ (stop) the car and (look)
3 Josie _ (carry) her mum's bags for her. at the map.
4 Jo and Sam _ (help) the teacher yesterday 8 We (stay) with our grandparents last week.
afternoon.
Unit 15 69
*2 Now make the sentences in exercise 1 negative.
ÿ Jack and Idido f play badminton yesterday.
*4 ©015.1 Listen and repeat.
/t/
O
jumped, washed, looked, danced

2 I __ --
1 My sister /d/
/id/
played, studied, lived, listened
visited, wanted, needed, decided
3 Josie __
4 Jo
5 We
6
_
I_
and Sam
55 ©o 15.2 Put the words into the correct lists.
Then listen and check.
added arrived asked called cried
O
laughed started waited walked
7 My dad
8 We _
It/
*3 Complete the sentences. Write the past simple /d/
form of the verbs.
/id/ added
ÿ We / enjoy / the party, and we / not want /
to go home.
We enjoyed the partyf and
to go home.
We didn't Wa nt

1 May / travel / to London, but she / not visit /

s 6 ©O 15.3
* pairs.
Listen and repeat, then practise in
O
Buckingham Palace.

2 I/ listen / to the music but I/ not like / it.

3 It / start / to rain and we / hurry / home.

last Sunday, Itidied my room, c\eaned the \
house, cooked a mea 1 and Washed the dishes. J
4 James / call / his mum but she / not answer the
phone.

5 It / not rain / last week, but it / snow!

6 We / wait / a long time, but the bus / not arrive.

7 It / not rain / yesterday morning, so we /

decide / to go for a walk. .ast Sunday, Ivisited my aunt, helped
my mum, phoned my grandma and
posted some letters.
8 They / study hard, but they / not pass / the
exam.

G Last Sunday, Istayed in bed; Watched TV,

listened to music and played computer games.

70 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs