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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lets Us Look Into Simple Past Regular Verb

The past tense of a verb is usually formed by adding "ed" to the end of the verb. If the word ends with an "e," then just add "d".

The past tense of the verb "to listen"

Person
Singular Plural
first

I listened
we listened
second

you listened
you listened
third

he listened
they listened
third

it listened

third

she listened


Further Examples:

Infinitive
Past form Sentence form
live

lived
Elizabeth and I lived in France last year.
watch

watched
You and the man watched tennis in 1986.
talk

talked
The people talked last night.
use

used
The team used a bus to travel to the last game.

When the past tense of a verb ends in a "y" preceded by a consonant, then form the simple past verb by dropping the "y" and adding "ied" to the end of the verb.

The past tense of the verb "to study"

Person
Singular Plural
first

I studied
we studied
second

you studied
you studied
third

he studied
they studied
third

it studied

third

she studied


The past tense of the verb "to play"

Person
Singular Plural
first

I played
we played
second

you played
you played
third

he played
they played
third

it played

third

she played



For more details:
http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/GrammarCentral/simplepast.html

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