Past Simple of regular verbs.

Positive statements. Form.

I. Spelling rules.

1. vb+ ed

ask- asked laugh- laughed

2. vb -e= vb+ d

love- loved live- lived like- liked

3. vb-cons Y= vb+ (y-i) ed

carry- carried marry- married study- studied

vb-voc Y= vb+ ed

play-played

4. CVC vb+ double cons. +ed

stop- stopped

travel-travelled

quarrel- quarrelled
1. laugh, tidy, travel, stay, plan, hate, cry, rob, pull, love, study, dance, kiss,

drop, change, enjoy, try, live, prefer, cook, hurry.

1. +ed- laughed, stayed, pulled, kissed, enjoyed, cooked, hurried.

2. +d- hated, loved, danced, changed, lived,

3. - (CONS Y-i) -ied- tidied, cried, studied, tried,

4. - CVC- double consonant- travelled, planned, robbed, dropped, preferred,

II. Pronunciation of -ed.

/ id/ - when the verb ends in / t/ or /d/ sound.

wanted, mended, skated, painted.

/t/ - when the verb ends in a voiceless sound: /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, ch, sh, x.

stopped, liked, laughed, kissed, watched, washed, fixed.

/d/- when the verb ends in any other sound.

loved, robbed, closed.

III. Time expressions used with the past.

-yesterday, (ieri) the day before yesterday (alaltaieri).

-last night, week, last month, last year.(saptamana trecuta...)

- five minutes/ a week / two months/ five years ago.

IV. Use.

We use the past simple to talk about past, completed actions. (finished)