http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Verb%20Tenses.htm
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/c6grammar.htm
http://a4esl.org/a/g.html
SUPERLATIVES
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php
SOME - ANY
A past verb can also be a word that shows a state or condition. (I was tired.)
Some state verbs: was, were
The verb ("to be") usually follows a noun or pronoun.
Person | singular | plural | |
first |
I was |
we were |
|
second |
you were |
you were |
|
third |
he was |
they were |
|
third |
it was |
||
first |
she was |
Verb ("to be")
(noun or pronoun) + verb
Bill was a policeman.
He was happy.
Tara was a teacher.
Terry and Robert were sad.
The house was small.
I was a student.
Tom was tired.
https://www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/GrammarCentral/pasttobe.html
IRREGULAR VERBS
Base Form
| Past Simple |
Was/Were
| |
Became
| |
Began
| |
Broke
| |
Brought
| |
Built
| |
Bought
| |
Caught
| |
Chose
| |
Came
| |
Cut
| |
Did
| |
Drew
| |
Dreamt/Dreamed
| |
Drank
| |
Drove
| |
Ate
| |
Fell
| |
Fed
| |
Felt
| |
Fought
| |
Found
| |
Flew
| |
Forgot
| |
Forgave
| |
Got
| |
Gave
| |
Went
| |
Grew
| |
Had
| |
Heard
| |
Hid
| |
Kept
| |
Knew
| |
Learnt/Learned
| |
Left
| |
Lost
| |
Made
| |
Met
| |
Paid
| |
Put
| |
Read
| |
Rode
| |
Rang
| |
Ran
| |
Said
| |
Saw
| |
Sold
| |
Sent
| |
Slept
| |
Smelt/Smelled
| |
Spoke
| |
Spent
| |
Stood
| |
Stole
| |
Swam
| |
Took
| |
Told
| |
Thought
| |
Threw
| |
Understood
| |
Woke
| |
Wore
| |
Won
| |
Wrote
|
Simple Past: Regular Verbs
Introduction
The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English. Its form is the same with all subjects. It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.
1. Forming the simple past tense
With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
Verb ending in... | How to make the simple past | Examples |
---|---|---|
e | Add -D | live lived date dated |
Consonant +y | Change y to i, then add -ED | try tried cry cried |
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) | Double the consonant, then add -ED | tap tapped commit committed |
anything else including w | Add -ED | boil boiled fill filled hand handed show showed |
Simple-past-tense
To Walk
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
I walked | I didn't walk | Did I walk? | ||
You walked | You didn't walk | Did you walk? | ||
He walked | He didn't walk | Did he walk? | ||
We walked | We didn't walk | Did we walk? | ||
They walked | They didn't walk | Did they walk? |
Simple past tense of to be, to have, to do
Subject | Verb | ||
---|---|---|---|
Be | Have | Do | |
I | was | had | did |
You | were | had | did |
He/She/It | was | had | did |
We | were | had | did |
You | were | had | did |
They | were | had | did |
Exercises
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm
exercises simple past