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simple past: forms / worked. I went.

REGULARVERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
l/you/he/she/it/we/they worked l/you/he/she/it/we/they went
H did l/you/he/she/it/we/they work? did l/you/he/she/it/we/they go?
D l/you/he/she/it/we/they did not work l/you/he/she/it/we/they did not go
Contraction: didn't

HOWTO MAKE REGULAR SIMPLE PAST FORMS
• most verbs: + -ed work —► worked help —► helped rain —► rained
• after-e: + -d hope —► hoped like —► liked

6 Write the simple past.

walk . arrive.................. change cook
hate.................... live............. pass......... shave watch

VERBS ENDING IN -Y
• vowel (a, e,o) + y —► -yed play —► played enjoy — enjoyed
• consonant (d, I, r etc) + y —>■ -ied try — tried reply —>■ replied

^ Write the simple past.
stay................ study............ cry................ annoy.................. carry
hurry................ pray...........

DOUBLING (stopped, planned etc)
• one vowel + one consonant
—► double consonant + -ed stop —>- stopped (NOT stoped) plan —► planned
• two vowels: don't double seem —► seemed wait —► waited (NOT waitted)
• two consonants: don't double want —► wanted (NOT wantted) help —>■ helped
• only double in STRESSED syllables preFER —► preferred BUT WONder — wondered

^ Write the simple past.
shop................. rain............ start................ rob................. slim
jum p................. shout.......... slip.............. fit ................. turn .
Visit................. reGRET......... deVElop................ GALlop ...

OPen................. ANswer...... reFER........

With irregular verbs, you have to learn the simple past forms one by one (see page 299).
go —► went see —► saw buy —► bought pay —> paid

^ Write as many of the simple past forms as you can. Check them on page 299, and learn
the ones that you don't know.
become............. begin................. break.............. bring......... catch...............
come............ drink.............. eat............... fa ll................ feel........... forget

get............ give.............. hear............... hold................. keep........... know
learn.............. leave le t............... make............ pay............... p u t.
read............. say............. shut.............. s it.............. speak............... stand ..
take................ te ll......... think............... w rite..............

46 PAST TENSES