RULE: Infinitive form + ed

AFFIRMATIVE
I played
You played
He played
She played
It played
We played
You played
They played

E.g.: To look looked

NEGATIVE
I didnt play
You didnt play
He didnt play
She didnt play
It didnt play
We didnt play
You didnt play
They didnt play

QUESTION

SHORT ANSWERS

Did I play?
Did you play?
Did he play?
Did she play?
Did it play?
Did we play?
Did you play?
Did they play?

Yes, I did
No, you didnt
Yes, he did
No, she didnt
Yes, it did
No, it didnt
Yes, you did
No, they didnt

USES: We use the Past Simple to talk about finished actions in the past.

SPELLING RULES:
a) when the verb ends in e, you just add a d. E.g.: love loved
b) some verbs double their final consonant. E.g.: stop stopped
c) verbs ending in Y following by a consonant change the y into i
before adding ed. E.g.: carry carried
REMEMBER:
the verbs in the past simple have only one form for every
person. E.g.: I, you, he, she, it, we, they studied last night.

A) Write these verbs in the past simple:

Infinitive
To answer
To arrest
To ask
To brush
To carry
To clean
To climb
To close
To comb
To cook

Past Simple
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Infinitive
To drop
To cry
To dance
To plant
To play
To pray
To help
To finish
To like
To look

Past simple
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Infinitive
To push
To remember
To return
To save
To scream
To talk
To study
To wash
To turn
To study

Past simple
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

B) Complete the sentences with verbs in the past simple.

She _________ (watch) TV last night.
Yesterday the shops _________ (close) very early.
She _________(not/ copy) in yesterdays English test.
Last month Mark _________(plan) a trip to Amazonia.
This morning I _________ (travel) by bus in Lisbon.
Last July you _________(not/travel) to England.
You _________(talk) with me last night. Dont you remember?
We _________(earn) lots of money many years ago.
Some years ago I _________(work) in this school.
A few minutes ago that driver _________(not/ stop) at the zebra crossing and _________ (injure) a boy.

C) Make the sentences negative:

The students closed the books
___________________________________________________________________________
I waited with her for the bus.
___________________________________________________________________________
Mary arrived with her parents.
___________________________________________________________________________
My father cooked the dinner yesterday night.
___________________________________________________________________________
I played football on Wednesday.
___________________________________________________________________________
We learned the past tense of some irregular verbs.
___________________________________________________________________________
I lived in France two years ago.
___________________________________________________________________________

D) Make questions for the following statements and then write the answers.

I helped my sister with her homework.

___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.
They smiled at that boy.
___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.

Joe looked at me at the classroom.

___________________________________________________________?
Yes, _______________________________________________________.

Mary and you brushed your hair after breakfast.

___________________________________________________________?
Yes, _______________________________________________________.

They remembered my name.

___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.

E) Ask questions according the underlined word. Use the correct question word.

___________________________________________________________?
Mary arrived home at 8.00p.m.

___________________________________________________________?
We watched TV after dinner.

___________________________________________________________?
My parents decided to travel to England.

___________________________________________________________?
They photographed Tour Eifel in Paris.

___________________________________________________________?
We travelled by plane last summer.

Regular Past Tense Worksheet

E. Write the past tense of these regular verbs. Classify them according to their ending sound
Like
Walk
Look
Listen
Talk
Chat
Arrive
Travel

Wash
Play
Try
Pay
Paint
Study
Dance
Pick

Live
Watch
Enjoy
Jump
Faint
Borrow
Wade
Touch

ID

F. Complete the sentences using the past tense of the verb in parentheses.
1. I ______________ (need) a pencil to write a letter.
2. You ___________ (play) hockey last week.
3. He _____________ (enjoy) his holidays in Brazil.
4. We _____________ (chat) last night
5. She ______________ (study) all night.

2.

Regular Past Tense Worksheet

G. Write the past tense of these regular verbs. Classify them according to their ending sound
Like
Walk
Look
Listen
Talk
Chat
Arrive
Travel

Wash
Play
Try
Pay
Paint
Study
Dance
Pick

Live
Watch
Enjoy
Jump
Faint
Borrow
Wade
Touch

H. Complete the sentences using the past tense of the verb in parentheses.
1. I ______________ (need) a pencil to write a letter.
2. You ___________ (play) hockey last week.
3. He _____________ (enjoy) his holidays in Brazil.
4. We _____________ (chat) last night
5. She ______________ (study) all night.

ID