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Past simple - Coggle Diagram
Past simple
Past simple of regular verbs
Time expressions used with the past
yesterday
last month
half an hour ago
Spelling rules
To regular verbs ending in -e, we only add -d.
To regular verbs ending in one consonant and -y, we change the -y in -i, and then we add -ed.
In some one-syllable verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant before we add -ed.
In some two-syllable verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, with the last syllable stressed, we double the consonant as well.
Affirmative form
Subject + base form of the verb + ed
Past simple of irregular verbs
Negative form
Using the auxiliary verb to do + not + the present simple of the verb
Time expressions
last year
in the morning
yesterday
Affirmative form
Many verbs in English have an irregular form in the past simple. These forms must therefore be memorised.