Spelling rules

1. Most verbs add

wash washed
help helped
play play ed

2. If the verb ends in consonant

+ y,
then replace

3. If the verb ends in -e,

add just

y with

copy - copied

try tried

like liked live lived

4. If one-syllable verb ends in cons.+vowel+cons., double the last cons. and add

rob robbed, stop stopped.

NOTE

Do not double one-syllable verbs ending in x, -w: fix fixed, bow bowed.

A. Put the verbs into the

Past Simple.
1. act - ______________
2. bake - ____________
3. carry - ____________
4. chat - _____________
5. cook - ____________
6. cry - ______________
7. dance - ____________
8. dictate - ___________
9. end - _____________
10.fish - _____________
11.finish - ____________
12.help - _____________
13.hug -______________
14.jump - ____________
15.listen - ____________
16.look - _____________
17.marry - ___________
18.open - ____________
19.play - ____________
20.phone - ___________
21.rob - ____________
22.skate - ____________
23.ski - ______________
24.start - _____________
25.stop - _____________
26.study - ____________
27.visit - _____________
28.want - ____________
29.watch - ____________
30.wash - _____________

How to pronounce

1. If the base form ends in [t] or [d], read ed as [d] end - ended.
2. If the base forms ends in unvoiced consonants [p], [k], [s] etc.
read ed as [t] help helped, look looked.
3. If the base form ends in other sounds, read ed as [d]: stay stayed,
live lived, rain rained.

B. Choose verbs in the Past Simple from exercise A

to fill in the table according to the pronunciation of

-ed.
[d]

[t]

[d]

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.

1. I ___________ (brush) my teeth three times yesterday.
2. Sarah ____________ (clean) her room 2 days ago.
3. He ____________ (help) his mum around the house.
4. The children __________ (play) in the garden.
5. The girl __________ (cry) bitterly in the morning.
6. Granny ____________ (bake) delicious cakes yesterday.
7. I __________ (want) to be a pilot when I was a child.
8. The man _________ (carry) a very heavy suitcase.
9. Bob and Alex _________ (watch) cartoons last night.
10. We __________ (skate) and __________(ski) a lot last
winter.
11. She _________ (hug) her daughter tightly.
12. They _________ (dance) last Sunday.

Regular Verbs
Positive (+)
.

Negative (-)
..

He

played

(base form)

Questions (?)
+

tennis .

Did

He
didnt play
football.

(base form)

(base form)

he play tennis?

When we talk about past events, we often use the following words and expression:
yesterday - _________________
last week - _________________
last year - __________________
2 days ago - ________________

_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
______________________________

Tr a n s l a t e t h e m i n t o y o u r l a n g u a g e . C a n y o u t h i n k o f a n y o t h e r ex p r e s s i o n s ?

D. Use information in brackets and make

sentences negative.
0. School started at 8 oclock. (9 oclock)
School didnt start at 9 oclock.
1. Jane played basketball yesterday. (tennis)

E. Make Yes/No-questions.
0. You washed the dishes yesterday.
Did you wash the dishes yesterday?
1. They played football on Friday.
________________________________?

____________________________________
2. Ted visited his granny last week. (his aunt)

2. She walked to school yesterday.

________________________________?

____________________________________
3. I listened to rock music last evening. (rap)

____________________________________
4. They lived in Paris last year. (London)

___________________________________
5. I washed dads car 2 days ago. (my bike)

____________________________________
6. Julia watched cartoons on TV. (a film.)

___________________________________
7. I studied History at university. (Math)

____________________________________
8. Maria phoned her friend. (her cousin)

3. My father worked on Saturday.

________________________________?
4. I visited a doctor last week.
________________________________?
5. They travelled to Germany last summer.
_________________________________?
6. You wanted to be an actress.
_________________________________?
7. Our teacher arrived on time.
_________________________________?
8. It rained a lot last autumn.
________________________________?

_____________________________________

F. Some sentences have mistakes. Find them and correct.

1. He stoped and looked at me. ________________________________________________
2. Did you helped John in the garden? ___________________________________________
3. She looked really tired. _____________________________________________________
4. He copyed in the exam yesterday. _____________________________________________
5. You finished work at 5? _____________________________________________________
6. I didnt want to play outside. _________________________________________________
7. Did watch they an interesting film? ____________________________________________
8. They liveed in England last year. ______________________________________________
9. The girl carried a little box. __________________________________________________
10. It did snow a lot last winter. ________________________________________________

1. Most verbs add

wash washed
help helped

2. If the verb ends in consonant

Verbs. Spelling rules.
+Regular
y,
then replace

y with

3. If the verb ends in -e,

add just

like liked live lived

4. If one-syllable verb ends in cons.+vowel+cons., double the last cons. and add

rob robbed, stop stopped.

NOTE

Do not double one-syllable verbs ending in x, -w: fix fixed, bow bowed.

A. Put the verbs into the

Past Simple.
1. act - ___acted___
2. bake - ___baked__
3. carry - ____carried
4. chat - __chatted___
5. cook - __cooked__
6. cry - ___cried__
7. dance - __danced__
8. dictate - __dictated___
9. end - ___ended____
10. fish - __fished___
11. finish - __finished_
12. help - __helped___
13. hug -___hugged__
14. jump - _jumped__
15. listen - __listened_
16. look - __looked__
17. marry - _married_
18. open - __opened_
19. play - __played__
20. phone - __phoned_
21. rob - _robbed__
22. skate - _skated__
23. ski - __skied___
24. start - __started_
25. stop - __stopped__
26. study - __studied_
27. visit - __visited__
28. want - _wanted__
29. watch - _watched__
30. wash - __washed__

How to pronounce

1. If the base form ends in [t] or [d], read ed as [d] translate - translated.
2. If the base forms ends in unvoiced consonants [p], [k], [s], [f], [], [],
read ed as [t] help helped, look looked.
3. If the base form ends in other sounds, read ed as [d]: stay stayed,
live lived, rain rained.

B. Choose verbs in the Past Simple from exercise A

to fill in the table according to the pronunciation of

-ed.

played

[t]

[d]

baked
cooked
danced
fished
finished
helped
jumped
looked
stopped
watched
washed

carried
cried
hugged
listened
married
opened
played
phoned
robbed
skied
studied

chatted
ended
skated
started
visited
wanted

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.

1. I brushed my teeth three times yesterday.
2. Sarah cleaned her room 2 days ago.
3. He helped his mum around the house.
4. The children played in the garden.
5. The girl cried bitterly in the morning.
6. Granny baked delicious cakes yesterday.
7. I wanted to be a pilot when I was a child.
8. The man carried a very heavy suitcase.
9. Bob and Alex watched cartoons last night.
10. We skated and skied a lot last winter.
11. She hugged her daughter tightly.
12. They danced last Sunday.

Regular Verbs
Negative
(-)
..

Questions (?)

(base form)

He

[d]
acted
dictated

Positive (+)
.

tennis .

He

didnt play

(base form)

(base form)

Did

he play tennis?

When we talk about past events, we often use the following words and expression:
yesterday - _________________
last week - _________________
last year - __________________
2 days ago - ________________

_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
______________________________

Tr a n s l a t e t h e m i n t o y o u r l a n g u a g e . C a n y o u t h i n k o f a n y o t h e r ex p r e s s i o n s ?

D. Use information in brackets and make

sentences negative.
0. School started at 8 oclock. (9 oclock)
School didnt start at 9 oclock.
1. Jane played basketball yesterday. (tennis)
____________________________________
2. Ted visited his granny last week. (his aunt)

____________________________________
3. I listened to rock music last evening. (rap)

____________________________________
4. They lived in Paris last year. (London)

___________________________________
5. I washed dads car 2 days ago. (my bike)

____________________________________
6. Julia watched cartoons on TV. (a film.)

___________________________________
7. I studied History at university. (Math)

____________________________________
8. Maria phoned her friend. (her cousin)

_____________________________________

E. Make Yes/No-questions.
0. You washed the dishes yesterday.
Did you wash the dishes yesterday?
1. They played football on Friday.
________________________________?
2. She walked to school yesterday.
________________________________?
3. My father worked on Saturday.
________________________________?
4. I visited a doctor last week.
________________________________?
5. They travelled to Germany last summer.
_________________________________?
6. You wanted to be an actress.
_________________________________?
7. Our teacher arrived on time.
_________________________________?
8. It rained a lot last autumn.
________________________________?

F. Some sentences have mistakes. Find them and correct.

1. He stoped and looked at me. _____He stopped and looked at me.___
2. Did you helped John in the garden? ___Did you help John in the garden?____
3. She looked really tired. ____correct_______
4. He copyed in the exam yesterday. ____He copied in the exam yesterday._____
5. You finished work at 5? ____Did you finish work at 5?______
6. I didnt want to play outside. _____correct_____
7. Did watch they an interesting film? ___Did they watch an interesting film?___
8. They liveed in England last year. ___They lived in England.____
9. The girl carried a little box. ___correct____
10. It did snow a lot last winter. ___I snowed a lot last winter._____
Very good suggestions on how to present Past Simple:
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=19232