This document provides rules and examples for forming the past simple tense in English. It explains that regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the infinitive. Exceptions are listed for verbs ending in consonant-y, e, and consonant-consonant. The past forms of to be and to do are also explained, with examples given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using each form.
This document provides rules and examples for forming the past simple tense in English. It explains that regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the infinitive. Exceptions are listed for verbs ending in consonant-y, e, and consonant-consonant. The past forms of to be and to do are also explained, with examples given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using each form.
This document provides rules and examples for forming the past simple tense in English. It explains that regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the infinitive. Exceptions are listed for verbs ending in consonant-y, e, and consonant-consonant. The past forms of to be and to do are also explained, with examples given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using each form.
GRAMMATICAL RULES Form: Examples: To form the past simple with regular verbs, we use the infinitive and add the ending "-ed". The Want Wanted shape is the same for all people (I, Learn Learned you, he, she, it, we, they). Stay Stayed Walk Walked Show Showed GRAMMATICAL RULES EXCEPTIONS: WITH VERBS ENDING IN A CONSONANT AND A “Y”, THE “Y” IS FOR VERBS THAT END IN “E”, CHANGED TO “I”. WE JUST ADD “-D”. STUDY → STUDIED CHANGE → CHANGED TRY → TRIED BELIEVE → BELIEVED
IF THE VERB ENDS IN A SHORT
VOWEL AND A CONSONANT (EXCEPT "Y" OR "W"), WE DOUBLE THE FINAL CONSONANT. STOP → STOPPED COMMIT → COMMITTED PAST SIMPLE (TO BE) PAST SIMPLE (TO DO) I WAS I YOU WERE YOU HE HE SHE WAS SHE DID IT IT YOU YOU WE WERE WE THEY THEY PAST SIMPLE (TO BE) STRUCTURE: 1- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
S + VERB (TO BE) + C
EXAMPLE:
SHE WAS A GOOD DOCTOR
YOU WANTED TO DANCE WE BELIEVED HIM THEY LEARNED FRANCE HE WAS IN THE SCHOOL PAST SIMPLE (TO BE) STRUCTURE: 2- NEGATIVE SENTENCES
S + VERB (TO BE)+ NOT + C
EXAMPLE: SHE WAS NOT A GOOD TENNIST I WAS IN THE PARK YESTERDAY HE WAS IN THE SCHOOL PAST SIMPLE (TO BE) STRUCTURE: 3- INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
VERB (TO BE)+ S + C+?
EXAMPLE: WAS SHE A GOOD TENNIST? WERE YOU IN THE PARK YESTERDAY? WAS HE IN THE SCHOOL PAST SIMPLE (TO DO) STRUCTURE: 1- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
S + VERB (TO DO) + C
EXAMPLE:
SHE DID A SURGERY
I DID A SONG THEY DID A COMPETITION HE DID A GREAT JOB PAST SIMPLE (TO DO) STRUCTURE: 2- NEGATIVE SENTENCES
S + VERB (TO DO)+ NOT + C
EXAMPLE: YOU DIDN’T WANT TO DANCE THEY DIDN’T LEARN ENGLISH. WE DIDN’T BELIEVE HIM. I DIDN’T BUY A BLUE CAR. PAST SIMPLE (TO BE) STRUCTURE: 3- INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
VERB (TO DO)+ S + C+?
EXAMPLE: DID YOU WANT TO DANCE DID THEY LEARN ENGLISH? DID YOU BELIEVE HIM? DID YOU BUY A BLUE CAR?