Some examples of verbs in

Simple Past Tense

A.M.M. van Koetsveld

Grammar RulesSimple past tense (positive)

Regular verbs in simple past tense: verb+ edExample: paint- painted

Irregular verbs do not end in –edSome examples: Eat- ate Sing- sangDrink- drank Sit- satMake- made Run- ranWrite- wrote Know- knew*Be- was/were

Grammar RulesSimple past tense (negative)

Did not/ Didn’t + verbExample:I/you/he/she/it/we/they did not/didn’t eat

*To be: I/he/she/it was not/wasn’tyou/they/we were not/weren’t

to ask- asked

She asked something.

to be-was

He was angry.

to catch- caught

He caught the ball.

to drive- drove

The lady drove this car yesterday.

to eat- ate

They ate fish last week.

to faint- fainted

He fainted!

to go- went

The man went for a walk two hours ago.

to hide- hid

The boy hid behind the tree.

to include- included

The apartment included all this furniture when we bought it last year.

to joke- joked

He joked about his teacher this morning.

Hahaha!!

The End…….