Grammar Drops: Simple Past – Regular Verbs
💡 What is the Simple Past?
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past. We often use it with words like yesterday, last night, two days ago, in 2020, etc.
🛠️ Forming the Simple Past of Regular Verbs
For regular verbs, we simply add -ed to the base form.
| Base Verb | - Simple Past |
|---|---|
| work | worked |
| clean | cleaned |
| dance | danced |
| open | opened |
✨ Spelling Rules
✅ If the verb ends in -e, just add -d:
→ love → loved | smile → smiled
✅ If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change -y to -ied:
→ study → studied | carry → carried
✅ For CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) verbs, double the final consonant:
→ plan → planned | stop → stopped
✅ Examples
➡ Affirmative Sentences
- I visited my grandparents last weekend.
- They played music at the party.
➡ Negative Sentences
- I did not (didn’t) watch the movie.
- She didn’t clean her room.
➡ Questions
- Did you study for the test?
- Did they enjoy the concert?
✍️ Practice Activity: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the paragraph using the correct form of the regular verbs in parentheses.
Yesterday was a busy day. I (clean) ______ my room and (wash) ______ the dishes in the morning. Then, I (visit) ______ my cousin and we (talk) ______ for hours. We (listen) ______ to music and (dance) ______ a little. Later, I (cook) ______ dinner for my family and (watch) ______ a movie with them. At night, I (call) ______ my friend and (study) ______ for my English test.
🔎 Take a look at the key (video) and check your answers.
✨ Bonus Challenge (Optional for your readers):
Write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) about what YOU did yesterday, using at least 5 different regular verbs in the past. You can also mention what you didn't do. Post your sentences in the comments below. I'll be glad to give feedback on them.
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