THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
(I did)

FORM I laughed, he cried, we went, etc.
   
USE The past simple describes an action in the past. The action is complete.
 
SIGNAL WORDS Yesterday, ago and last always take the past.

 

 

 


We write and speak about


yesterday
last week
last month
last year
a week ago
three months ago
the time when we were babies


I was born in 1990.
You were 54 cm tall.
He was 3,5 kg.
She was 4,3 g.
(It was a nice puppy.)

We were six years old when we started school.
You were in kindergarten from five to six.
They were all nice babies.


I had black hair.
You had fair hair.
She, he had no hair.
(It had a lot of hair.)

We had the first tooth at six months.
You had your first bike at three years.
They had a lot of toys.

 

Pronunciation
Verbs ending in -ed:
  We write -ed but we say
   

 

 

  [t] after [p, k, f, s]
  [id] after [t, d]
  [d] after all other sounds
     
  I packed my schoolbag yesterday.
We started our holiday two months ago.
They played on the beach last summer.

Past Tense - regular verbs

[d]
[t]
[id]
learned
washed
wanted
carried
jumped
hated
called
snacked
needed