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Past simple - English lesson

➡️ I) Regular verbs:

◼️ Affirmative clauses: verb + -ed 
Eg. : I walked 

◼️ Negative clauses: did not (auxiliary "do") + verb.
Eg. : You did not (contracted form : didn't walk ).

◼️ Interrogative clauses: did + subject + verb.
Eg. : Did they walk? 

◼️ Interrogative+negative clauses : didn't + subject + verb.
Eg. : Didn't they walk?

☀️ Spelling problems! 

◼️ For verbs ending in -e  , add -d.
Eg. : agree ---> agreed

◼️ Verbs ending in a consonant with a -y => "y" becomes "i".
Eg. : try---> tried

◼️ 1 syllable ending in  consonant + vowel + consonant => two consonants.
Eg. : drop---> dropped

◼️ Verbs with more than 1 syllable with the last syllable stressed =>  two consonants.
Eg. : prefer (stressed on "fer" ) ---> preferred

◼️ Verbs with more than 1 syllable with the last syllable NOT stressed => one consonant.
Eg. : enter (stressed on "en") ---> entered

◼️ Verbs ending in -c => add a  "k".
Eg. : picnic---> picnicked

➡️ II) Irregular verbs:

Only for affirmative clauses.

You should learn them by heart.

◼️ The sun shone this morning.
to shine - shone - shone : irregular

◼️ They didn't play tennis yesterday.
Normal.

Did you live in London last year? 
Normal.

👨🏻‍🏫 Complete the sentences, using "didn't" when possible.

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1. your English lesson this morning? (you / to study)

2. No I didn't, I my mother. (to help)

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3. The little girl when her mother said she couldn't go to the park. (to cry)

4. So I to ask her the reason for her sorrow. (to stop)

5. I her tears and comforted her. (to dry)

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6. last night? (you / to go out)

7. Yes, we to a party. (to go)

8. We till dawn! (to dance)

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9. I Westerns with John Wayne when I was young. (to enjoy)

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10. I Paul in town a few days ago. (to meet)