Simple Past — Regular Verbs

When do we use it?

Use — completed actions in the past

Example — I walked to school yesterday.

Time words — yesterday, last week, in 2020, ago

Forming regular past

Rule — verb + -ed

walk — walked

play — played

Spelling — stop→stopped · study→studied · like→liked

Negative form

Rule — didn’t + base verb

All subjects — I / She / They didn’t walk.

Warning — NOT ‘she didn’t walked’ — use base verb!

Questions

Rule — Did + subject + base verb?

Example — Did you walk to school?

Short answers — Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Recap

Positive — walked · played · liked

Negative — didn’t + base verb

Question — Did + subject + base verb?

Simple Past — Regular Verbs — Exercises

Choose the correct answer

Circle the correct option.

1. She _____ (play) tennis yesterday. (plays / plaied / played)
2. I _____ (walk) to school this morning. (walkt / walk / walked)
3. He _____ (not/work) last week. (didn't worked / not worked / didn't work)
4. _____ she _____ (cook) dinner? (Did / cooked / Did / cook / Does / cooked)
5. They _____ (stop) at the red light. (stoped / stopted / stopped)

Fill in the blank

Write the correct word.

1. study →   (-ed form)
2. like →   (-ed form)
3. I   (not/watch) TV last night.
4.   you   (listen) to music? — Yes, I  .
5. She   (clean) her room on Saturday.

Simple Past — Regular Verbs — Answer Key

Choose the correct answer

1. played — play: vowel + y → just add -ed: played.
2. walked — Regular verb → add -ed: walked.
3. didn't work — Negative: didn't + BASE verb → didn't work.
4. Did / cook — Questions: Did + subject + BASE verb → Did she cook?
5. stopped — stop: short vowel + one consonant → double it: stopped.

Fill in the blank

1. studied
2. liked
3. didn't watch
4. Did · listen · did
5. cleaned