• We use the Past Simple to talk about the past.
We know when these things happened.
• The Past Simple is the same for all subjects: I/You/He/She/It/We/They played tennis yesterday.
SPELLING RULES:
most regular verbs: add -ed
examples: started, finished, worked, wanted, stayed
regular verbs ending in -e: add -d
examples: lived, hated
regular verbs ending in consonant + y: -y > -i and add -ed
examples: studied, married
regular verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant: double the last consonant
examples: stopped
TIP!
• There are no rules for irregular verbs. There is an Irregular Verb List, p159.
