Past Simple (Affirmative – Regular +ed and Irregular)


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Grammar

Past Simple is used to describe the what already happened (actions that happened):

Finished actions:

I had breakfast. I talked with John. I cleaned the house.

Chronological order of events 1, 2, 3, 4 …. (one after another):

1) I woke up. 2) I had breakfast. 3) I got dressed. 4) I went to school.

You know when the action happened – signaling phrases:

We traveled to London last month. She called me 1 hour ago. I repaired my car yesterday.

 

Verbs that describe this action could be Regular (worked, lived) or Irregular (ring-rang, buy-bought).

With all verbs, except Irregular, add +ed at the end of the verb. For example: work + ed => worked.

With all Irregular verbs, use their specific past forms. For example: write => wrote. See the List of Irregular verbs below to memorize the past forms of frequent irregular verbs:

List of Irregular Verbs 1

List of Irregular Verbs 2

List of Irregular Verbs with Phonetics

Regular Verbs

I worked in the garden yesterday.

I did not work in the garden yesterday.

Did I work in the garden yesterday?

Irregular Verbs

I wrote a letter yesterday.

I did not write a letter yesterday.

Did I write a letter yesterday?

click on this link to read detailed explanation of this grammar.

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO UNDERSTAND PAST SIMPLE GRAMMAR

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/video/simple_past_spelling.html

Pronunciation:

Listen and repeat after the speaker:

Listen and repeat:

http://www.azargrammar.com/assets/intermediate/FEGiGrammarSpeaks/chapter2/feg_ca_02_004.swf

Exercises:

Regular

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4061

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4234

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_statements.htm

http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.html

http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/unregelmaverb/regel1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2562

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_06_022e?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs

Irregular verbs

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-2.html

http://english.wsl.edu.pl/quiz/matters/pre/files/matpre07ex5.php

http://www.englishlab.net/hp/quiz8_present_past_simple_1_matching_irr_verbs_v1_v2.htm

http://www2.arnes.si/~oskplucija4/ces/verbs3.htm

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/matchingpairs/mpiregpast1.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/matchingpairs/mpiregpast2.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/matchingpairs/mpiregpast3.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/matchingpairs/mpiregpast4.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/matchingpairs/mpiregpast5.html

http://oudwww.bonhoeffer.nl/engels/2eklas/unit3/2un3iv.htm

http://www.english-room.com/pasttense_6a.htm

Regular Irregular Mixed

http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastregular.htm

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson29/TestIt/SimplePast.htm

http://www.web-esl.com/Verbs/verbs1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/past_tense_ex3.htm

Games:

http://www.englishmedialab.com/GrammarGames/perfectpast/past%20simple%20betting.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast1.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast2.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast3.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast4.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast5.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/concentration/past2.html

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/concentration/past3.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past2-mw.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-past-tense-esl-grammar-jeopardy-quiz-game/

 


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