Past Simple

Learn past simple tense formation and usage

Past Simple Theory
Learn the rules and usage of past simple tense

📋 When to Use Past Simple

  • •Completed actions in the past: "I visited Paris last year."
  • •Past habits: "She always walked to school."
  • •Series of past events: "He woke up, had breakfast, and left."
  • •Past states: "The weather was beautiful yesterday."

🔧 Formation Rules

Regular Verbs

Rule: Add -ed to base form

• work → worked

• play → played

• study → studied

Irregular Verbs

Rule: Learn special forms

• go → went

• see → saw

• have → had

📝 Spelling Rules for Regular Verbs

1. Most verbs: add -ed

walk → walked, talk → talked

2. Verbs ending in -e: add -d

live → lived, dance → danced

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y: change y to i, add -ed

study → studied, try → tried

4. One syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant: double final consonant, add -ed

stop → stopped, plan → planned