The past simple tense rules (form and more)+ tasks.

The Past Simple Tense

Spelling Tip:

Regular verbs in the past simple

• Add ed to most of the verbs and they are the verbs who do not change. Ex. talk > talked , play > played
• If a short verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last letter and then add ed. Ex. stop > stopped, top > topped and more....
  However, do not double the last letter if the verb ends in w, x or y. Ex. play > played, mix > mixed. (Remeber that)
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• In long (longer) words, if the last syllable of the verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant and that syllable is stressed, double the last consonant and then add ed. Ex. prefer > preferred
  However, do not double the last letter if the first syllable is stressed. Ex. enter > entered (Remeber this).
• If the verb ends in e, just add d. Ex. create > created , live > lived
• If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add ed. Ex. try > tried. (Remeber this).

The past simple tense is quite straightforward. The main problem is its spelling rules, which you’ll find below.

We use the past simple to describe an action that started in the past and ended in the past. It could be something that happened twenty years ago or something that happened two minutes ago. It started. It stopped. It’s over.

1. I visited a client in London yesterday.
2. She planned the event all by herself.

The most common time expressions used for the past simple are: yesterday, a week (month, year) ago, last (month, year, weekend, Monday) night, the day before yesterday, two days (months, years) ago. The time expression appears either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence – never in the middle of the sentence.

Forming the Past Simple

Subject	Verb + d, ed, ied or irregular form (V2)	Rest of Sentence
I / He / She / It You / We / They	walked	to the shop yesterday
	slept	late last Saturday