• 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.

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

• There are no rules for irregular verbs. There is an Irregular Verb List, p159.