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Past simple - Coggle Diagram
Past simple
Regular verbs
Spealing rules
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For a verb end in -y, we omit -y and add -ied. Example: dried
For one syllable verb ending consonant+vowel+consonant, we double the last consonant and add -ed. Example: stopped.
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Time expressions
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at+times (9am etc), midday, midnight
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last+night,week,weekend,month,year
yesterday+morning,afternoon,evening
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Did
Negatve
To form the negative form of the past simple, use didn't/did not with infinitive.
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Questions
To form yes/no questions with the past simple, we use did+pronoun+infinitive
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Yes, (I-you-he-she-it-we-they) did.
No, (I-you-he-she-it-we-they) didn't.
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Irregular verbs
Affirmative
buy-bought, eat-ate, cut-cut, have-had.
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