Simple Past Tense

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the Simple Past Tense to


talk about a past action.
Examples :
1. Last month, we climbed Gunung
Ledang.
2. Yesterday, the dog saved its master.
3. My mother bought two train tickets
just now.
Changing verbs into the simple past tense

Regular verbs
Add ed to regular verbs
paint - painted
wash - washed

Add d to regular verbs that end in e


save - saved
love - loved
Replace y with ied for regular verbs which end
in y
carry - carried
dry - dried
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Irregular verbs
Some irregular verbs are changed
lead - led
swim - swam
Some irregular verbs are not changed
cut - cut
hit - hit
Present Tense Past Tense
feel felt
break broke
leave left
drive drove
bring brought
blow blew
spend spent
send sent
hold held
put put
Present Tense Past Tense
go went
see saw
hear heard
stand stood
tell told
sit sat
take took
eat ate
find found
hang hung
bring ran
run brought
come thought
choose kept

keep came

think chose
Match correctly
draw left
leave dreamt
sweep drew
dream swept
see went
go saw
sing held
hold slept

buy sang
drive swam

sleep bought

swim drove

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