2. Walk Walked
Talk Talked
Bake Baked
Cook Cooked
Help Helped
Arrive Arrived
Depart Departed
Clean Cleaned
HOW TO MAKE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
INFINITIVE VERB + “-ed”
3. Think Thought
Buy Bought
Write Wrote
Do Did
Speak Spoke
Study Studied
Take Took
Have Had
Be Was / Were
Go Went
Say Said
Know Knew
Bring Brought
Come Came
Drink Drank
Eat Ate
Feel Felt
Hear Heard
Leave Left
Read Read*
Stand Stood
IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
4. Shut Shut
Cost Cost
Cut Cut
Hit Hit
Put Put
Quit Quit
Let Let
VERBS THAT DON’T CHANGE IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
5. SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE VERB
I She walked my dog to the park.
You We + spoke to me about the project.
He They thought it was a good idea.
helped carry the bag.
HOW TO MAKE THE POSITIVE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
STATEMENT
6. Think Thought
Buy Bought
Write Wrote
Do Did
Speak Spoke
Study Studied
Take Took
Have Had
Be Was / Were
Go Went
Say Said
Know Knew
Bring Brought
Come Came
Drink Drank
Eat Ate
Feel Felt
Hear Heard
Leave Left
Read Read*
Stand Stood
IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
7. SUBJECT + “DID NOT” + INFINITIVE
I She bake an apple pie.
You We + DID NOT + put the book there.
He They know about this.
write in their journals.
HOW TO MAKE THE NEGATIVE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
STATEMENT
8. (What/How/Why/When/Where) + “DID” + SUBJECT +
INFINITIVE VERB
I She study at university?
DID + You We + practice for the play?
He They find her keys?
HOW TO MAKE THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE QUESTION
9. WORDS THAT INDICATE PAST TENSE
• Yesterday
• The day before yesterday
• Last ____ …
• Last night
• Last Tuesday
• Last year
• _____ ago, …
• One week ago
• Two months ago
• When I was ___ …
• When I was two years old
• When I was at university
• When I was in school
• In _(year)_
• In 2013 …
• A long time ago
10. LET’S PLAY A GAME: JEOPARDY
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-past-tense-esl-grammar-jeopardy-quiz-
game/