The past simple of regular verbs
The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past. For this reason, it often appears with time expressions like ago, last, yesterday, in + year, etc.
I visited London 3 years ago.
Yesterday I washed my car.
For regular verbs, we add -ed at the end of the infinitive (without to) for all subjects.
| to walk |
|---|
| I walked |
| you walked |
| She / He / It walked |
| We walked |
| You walked |
| They walked |
We walked to the beach last night.
There are some spelling variations to keep in mind:
- Verbs ending in -e → add -d only.
to arrive → I arrived at the airport at 10 o'clock.
- Verbs ending in vowel + consonant → (generally) double the consonant.
to stop → I stopped at the supermarket.
- Verbs ending in consonant + y → y changes into i .
to try → I tried to call my grandmother last night.
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