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 GRAMMAR FOCUS 2: PAST SIMPLE – REGULAR VERBS & IRREGULAR

VERBS
PAST SIMPLE – REGULAR VERBS & IRREGULAR VERBS
Past Simple tense is used to talk about a completed action in the
past.

The form of Past Simple is the same for all persons.
1. Most verbs: add –ed watch  watched
2. Verbs ending in -e: add –d dance  danced

3. Verbs ending in a consonant and -y: change –y to -ied
study  studied
4. Verbs ending in a short vowel and a consonant: double the
consonant and add –ed chat  chatted plan  planned
5. However, there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English.

Here are some common irregular verbs in English, with their past
tense forms:
Base form Past form

break broken
buy bought
catch caught
do did
grow grew

hide hid
keep kept
know knew

make made
pay paid
read read
say said
see saw

sell sold
send sent
sleep slept

speak spoke
spend spent
tell told
wear wore

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