Simple past tense: regular and irregular verbs

SIMPLE

PAST TENSE

Regular and Irregular Verbs

VERB CLASSIFICATION:

How can be verbs classified

according to the way they form

their past tense?

Verb

Regular Irregular

LOOK AT THESE VERBS!

ARE THEY REGULAR OR IRREGULAR?

DANCED

PLAYED

WENT

READ

WROTE

CUT

CAME

BOUGHT

LIKED

WHY IS “DANCE” A REGULAR VERB?

WHY IS “SING” AN IRREGULAR VERB?

WHY IS “WATCH” A REGULAR VERB?

WHY IS “EAT” AN IRREGULAR VERB?

REGULAR VERBS:

REGULAR VERBS ADD –ED.

TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT THE

FOLLOWING CHART:

MORE EXAMPLES OF REGULAR VERBS:

IRREGULAR VERBS:

IRREGULAR VERBS DO NOT ADD –ED-

TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHART BELOW.

INFINITIVE FORM SIMPLE PAST TENSE

COST COST

WRITE WROTE

GO WENT

DO DID

READ READ

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS:

LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS:

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES:

I cooked yesterday.

He bought a new car last year.

INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWERS:

SUMMARY:

EXERCISE Nº1: MATCH

EXERCISE Nº 2: WRITE THE CORRECT

PAST FORM:

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

bring give

bought went

come shut

do swim

drank take

drove tell

find taught

flew thought

forget understand

get (up) write

SUMMING UP: