explanations simple past - regular verbs

simple past – regular verbs

Formation and practial application

Regular verbs are put into simple past by simply adding
the ending -ed to the infinitive.

The simple past relates to an action in the past which is over and has no connection to the present.

simple past regelmäßig

simple past – affirmative statement

Of course, there are also some exceptions:

► mute -e is omitted before -ed:

arrivelivephone
arrivedlivedphoned

► After a consonant -y+ed turns into-ied:

carrystudyworry
carriedstudiedworried

► Some verbs double the final consonant

stopslamplan
stoppedslammedplanned

be ist completely irregluar:

I/he/she/itwas
we/you/theywere

negation

Das simple past nagates using the auxiliary do in its past tense, did, and
not. The short form is accordingly: didn’t.

I/you/he/she/it
we/you/they
didn't
did not
drink.

question:

The question in the simple past puts the auxiliary did to the beginning of the sentence.(inversion)

DidI/you/he/she/it
we/you/they
drink?

exercises simple past