The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It notes there are two types of verbs: regular and irregular. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have unique past forms that must be memorized. It provides examples of forming negative and interrogative sentences using auxiliary verbs like "did" and explains the rules for spelling changes when adding "-ed" to regular verbs.

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2. 2 types of verbs
• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR

3. Regular verbs:
•-ed for every person
Play  I played
Work  He worked
Stay  We stayed
Listen She listened

4. Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed
stop – stopped
swap - swapped
• 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved
save – saved
• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)

5. Irregular verbs form:
• STUDY:
GO / WENT/ GONE
PAST
I went to the cinema yesterday

6. Examples:
• speak  I spoke
• eat  He ate
• see  They saw
• fly  She flew
• think  You thought

7. Negative Sentences:
DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday / I didn’t work yesterday
Example: I did not go to London / I didn´t go to London

8. Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + verb (base form) ?
Example:
Did you work yesterday?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.
Did you go to London last summer?
- Yes, I did
- No, I didn´t

9. REMEMBER!!
• Affirmative sentences:
– I played football yesterday
– I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play football yesterday
– I didn’t go home early on Saturday
• Interrogative sentences:
– Did you play football yesterday?
– Did you go home early in Saturday?

10. WELL DONE!!