Luyện ngữ pháp - English Grammar for Academic Purposes Chapter 1: Time and Action - Using Verbs))


III. THE SIMPLE TENSE

4. The Simple Past Tense

4.3 How to Write Simple Past Tense

There are two ways to write the Simple Past because there are regular verbs and irregular verbs.

  • Regular verbs: Add 'ed' to base form of the verb. See table below for spelling of 'ed' forms.
  • Irregular verbs: write the 'irregular' form of the verb. See Appendix A: Irregular Verbs Chart for a list of common irregular verbs.

Example: In the simple past form, 'eat' is not 'eated'. The simple past form of the verb 'eat' is the irregular form 'ate'.

Past Tense Verb Form Examples
Regular Past Tense Verb Forms: Unlike the simple present tense, the past "ed" verb form is the same in all persons. The 3rd-Person Singular form (he, she, and it) is the same as the others—add "ed" for all of them. I walked
You walked
He, she, it, walked
We walked
You walked
They walked
Irregular Past Tense Verb Forms: A full list is in Appendix A. eat → ate
fall → fell
bend → bent
sell → sold
- 4.2 When do we use the Simple Past Tense? - 4.3.1 Spelling of Verbs When ‘-ed’ Is Added


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