PAST SIMPLE

We use the Past Simple to describe finished actions or situations in the past.

REGULAR VERBS

- For most verbs, we add - ed

example: finish - finished

- For verbs that end in -e, we add  -d

example: love - loved           dance - danced

- For one-syllable verbs that end in consonant+vowel+consonant (except w,x,y), we double the last consonant and add -ed.

example: stop - stopped

- For two-syllable verbs that end in stressed vowel+consonant, double the final consonant and add -ed.

example: permit - permitted

👀 happen - happened

VERBS ENDING IN -Y

- If a verb ends in consonant + y, you take off the y and add -ied.

example: study - studied

-If the verb ends in a vowel + y, you add -ed.

example: play - played

IRREGULAR VERBS

There are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. The second column from the list of irregular verbs contains the verb in its past tense form. Here there are some examples:

1st column                    2nd column                3rd column

be                                   was/were                    been

begin                              began                          begun

break                              broke                          broken

bring                              brought                       brought

buy                                 bought                        bought

build                               built                            built