EXAMPLE-regular verbs
Work
1.I worked 1.We worked
2.You worked 2.You worked
3. He 3. They worked
Sheworked
It
Negative form
1.I didn’t work
2.You didn’t work
3.He
She didn’t work
It
1.We didn’t work
2.You didn’t work
3.They didn’t work
Interrogative form ( ? )
1.Did I work ?
2.Did you work ?
3.Did he work ?
she
it
1.Did we work ?
2.Did you work ?
3.Did they work ?
Irregular verbs
Speak
1. I spoke 1. We spoke
2.You spoke 2. You spoke
3. He 3. They spoke
She spoke
It
Negative form
1.I didn’t speak
2.You didn’t speak
3.He
She didn’t speak
It
1.We didn’t speak
2.You didn’t speak
3.They didn’t speak
Interrogative form ( ? )
1.Did I speak ?
2.Did You speak ?
3.Did he speak ?
she
it
1.Did we speak ?
2.Did you speak ?
3.Did they speak ?
Rules = Pravila
When the verb ends in –e,the past simple is
formed by adding -d ( care-cared ).
When the verb ends in a consonant + -y, and
adding –ied ( study- studied ).
The Past Simple is used:
To talk about an action that took place in the
past:
He got up, paid the bill and left.
I didn’t read the letter, I just gave it to Lee.
What did you say?
To talk about a state continued for some time,
but that is now finished:
I went to school in Scotland.
Did she really work there for ten years ?
To talk about actions that happened regularly
in the past:
I often played tennis with her.
They never went to the cinema when they
lived in the country.
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