LANGUAGE02L23: Simple Past Tense of Verbs

OBJECTIVES
1. Recognize the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs
2. Use the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs

LESSON PREREQUISITE

LESSON PROPER
Verb Tense: Simple Past Tense

 Verbs that describe actions done in the past are called past tense verbs.
 It is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed
before now.
 The simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

Rules in Forming the Simple Past Tense of Verbs

1. For regular verbs ending in consonants, add –ed to the base form of the verb.

Example:

Base form of Verb Past Tense
burn burned
cook cooked
count counted
crush crushed
haunt haunted

2. For regular verbs ending in an e, add –d to the base form of the verb.

Examples:

Base form of Verb Past Tense
file filed
hope hoped
like liked
rake raked
share shared
smile smiled

3. For verbs that end in a consonant and y, change the y to i then add –ed to the base form of the verb.

Examples:

Base form of Verb Past Tense
carry carried
cry cried
empty emptied
hurry hurried
marry married

4. For verbs that end in a vowel and y, add –ed to the base form of the verb.

Examples:

Base form of Verb Past Tense
enjoy enjoyed
play played
pray prayed

5. For irregular verbs, the spelling of the base form of the verb changes.

Examples:

Base form of Verb Past Tense
come came
do did
get got
go went

Sentences with the Past Tense Form of the Verb
 Dad and my two brothers fished in the lake last weekend.
 They watched a movie last week.
 The smart children easily solved the Math problems in the Quiz Bee.
 The couple celebrated Valentine’s Day last month.
 The students hurried through the school gates before the bell rang.
 Jenny tried her best to finish her project.
 The dogs played “Catch” at the park last Saturday afternoon.
 Faith, the birthday girl, enjoyed the magic show at her party.
 I ate an apple after lunch.
 Jack and Jill went up the hill.
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