GRAMMAR SUPPORT 2: REGULAR VERBS – RULES TO FORM THEIR PAST

Most Regular Verbs form their past, adding ed / d to the base form

verbs ending in... change add examples

work worked
consonant ___ + ed wash washed
listen listened
live lived
e ___ + d love loved
change changed
study studied
consonant + y y -> i + ed copy copied
carry carried
play played
vowel + y ___ + ed
enjoy enjoyed
consonant + vowel + duplicate the stop stopped
+ ed
consonant last consonant plan planned

I. Write in the past.

1. I work: ______________________ 6. Judy likes: __________________________

2. You study: ___________________ 7. The students play: _____________________

3. He watches: __________________ 8. Karen lives: ___________________________

4. They listen: __________________ 9. My parents use: _______________________

5. She washes: _________________ 10. The children love: ________________________

II. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

help cook visit stay listen live study open use watch

1. My family and I ____________ in a big house five years ago.

2. Yesterday night, my father ____________ dinner.

3. Everybody _____________ the football match on TV yesterday.

4. I ____________ my grandparents last Saturday.

5. My sister _____________ for her final exam.

6. My brother and I _____________ mom in the kitchen yesterday night.

7. My aunt Lucy ______________ her new laptop. help = ayudar

8. Samuel ______________ to music in his bedroom last night. stay = permanecer

9. It was very hot! I ______________ the window. open = abrir

10. My parents ______________ at home last weekend. use= usar