PAST SIMPLE

HOW TO FORM?

NOTE
+ V2 . If the verb is regular:

V1 + -ed = V2
But!
+ to do + not + V1 .  consonant + -e  + -d
 consonant + -y  -y + -ied
 stressed syllable: consonant
(Wh-) + to do + + V1 ? #1 + vowel + consonant #2 
double consonant #2 + -ed
IN OTHER CASES, SEE IRREGULAR
VERBS

WHEN TO USE?

 actions, states or habits finished in  together with the Past

the past (single or repeated) Continuous – the Past Simple
 the actions in the story interrupted an action which was in
progress in the past.

MARKERS

 yesterday  on Monday  …ago

 last summer/week/  in July  the other day
month/June  in 2001  when
 at 4 o'clock  this morning
 STATIVE VERBS