The Past Simple: Forms
Affirmative (Positive)
I played football.
Form: Subject + verb (past simple)
Negative
I did not play football.
Form: Subject + did not + verb (infinitive)
Question (Interrogative)
Did I play football?
Form: Did + subject + verb (infinitive)
Regular Verbs
For regular verbs, we add -ed to the infinitive (form: Verb + -ed)
Play = played
Need = needed
Dance = danced
Irregular Verbs
There is no rule, you just have to learn them!
buy = bought
run = ran
eat = ate
Past Simple: Pronunciation
Even though regular verbs are all spelled with "ed" in the past simple, they are not all pronounced in the same way.
There are 3 ways to pronounce regular past simple verbs:
1. /t/ - walked, placed, jumped
2. /d/ - played, called, cried
3. /ɪd/ - wanted, waited, crowded
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