THE PAST (part 1), REGULAR VERBS -------6TH

The simple past is used to describe an action that ocurred and was completed in the past. The simple past is formed by adding -ed to the infinitive (base form) of the verb without to.

base form + ed = simple past

walk + -ED = walked
push + -ED = pushed
play + -ED = played
climb + -ED = climbed
watch + -ED = watched

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In English, the simple past of regular verbs is very easy, It is the same for all of the subjects.
Here you are sample sentences of the simple past with the verb work.

I worked yesterday
You worked yesterday
He worked yesterday
She worked yesterday
It worked yesterday
We worked yesterday
You worked yesterday
They worked yesterday

For regular verbs ending in the vowel -e, add –d.

base form		simple past
hate		hated
seize		seized
hope		hoped
assume		assumed
tie		tied
free		freed

For the very few English verbs that end in a vowel other than -e, add –ed.

base form		simple past
ski		skied
echo		echoed

Exceptions: The verbs DO and GO are irregular.

For regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add –ed.

base form		simple past
play		played
decay		decayed
survey		surveyed
enjoy		enjoyed

Exceptions: The verbs SAY and BUY are irregular.

For regular verbs that end in a consonant +y, change the –y to –i and add –ed.

base form		simple past
cry		cried
dirty		dirtied
magnify		magnified

Exception: The verb FLY is irregular.

For regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed.

base form		simple past
dam		dammed
beg		begged
plan		planned
strip		stripped

Here are examples with regular verbs in the simple present and the simple past.

simple present		simple past
I walk to school.		I walked to school.
She works downtown.		She worked downtown.
They help on Tuesday.		They helped on Tuesday.
He asks a lot of questions.		He asked a lot of questions.

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE PAST:  Collège Marc Chagall

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