PAST SIMPLE

REGULAR VERBS

USE

We use the past simple to describe things that happened at a particular

time in the past.

Past simple – Regular verbs

verb + ed

I visit

ed my grandmother yesterdayYou lived in London last year

Formation

- ed -d

discover – discovered use - used

live – lived explore - explored

Positive

I

You

He, She,

It

We

You

They

liked

liked

liked

liked

liked

liked

Positive examples

IYou She

liked

discovered

visited

getting up early last year a treasure in 2005

her mother last Saturday

Negative

I

You

He, She,

It

We

You

They

did not /didn’t

like

did not /didn’t

like

did not /didn’t

like

did not /didn’t

like

did not /didn’t

like

did not /didn’t

like

Negative examples

I

You

She

didn’t like

didn’t discover

didn’t visit

getting up early last year

a treasure in 2005

her mother last Saturday

How to make questions

Positive formYou lived in London last year

Question form

Did you live in London last year?

Questions

Di

d

Di

d

Di

d

Di

d

Di

d

Di

d

I

you

she/he/it

we

you

they

like?

like?

like?

like?

like?

like?

Questions examples

DidDid DidDid

I like

you discover

she visit

they explore

getting up early last year?

a cave yesterday?

a treasure in 2005?

her mother last Saturday?

Answers

Yes,

I youshe/he/itweyouthey

did No,

I youshe/he/itweyouthey

didn’t

Questions and answers examples

Did you go to the swimming pool?

Yes, I did || No, I didn’tDid she use the pencil?

Yes, she did || No, she didn’t

Regular verbs List

to visitto discoverto liveto exploreto walkto useto like

visiteddiscoveredlivedexploredwalkedusedliked

Past simple

Infinitive