What you'll learn
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to form the past simple of regular verbs with -ed and recognize common irregular forms.
When do I use it?
Use the past simple to talk about finished actions with a specific time: "yesterday", "last week", "in 2020". Regular verbs add -ed, but many common verbs are irregular and change completely: go → went, see → saw, eat → ate.
How do I form it?
Regular: walk → walked, play → played, watch → watched Irregular: go → went, see → saw, eat → ate, have → had, do → did, make → made Yesterday I went to the market and bought some fruit.
Common mistakes for Spanish speakers
Don't apply the -ed rule to irregular verbs. "I goed", "she seed", and "we buyed" are all wrong — you must learn the forms: went, saw, bought. And don't stack endings on an irregular past: "wented" and "sawed" don't exist. In questions, the helper carries the past: "Did you go?", not "Did you went?"
The most useful irregular verbs are the most everyday ones. Learn them in pairs: go/went, eat/ate, see/saw, buy/bought.
Practice
Multiple Choice
A1Yesterday I ___ to the beach.
Fill in the Blank
A1She pizza last night.
Hint: 'Eat' → 'ate' in the past.
Find the Error
A1Sentence Transformation
A1Task: Rewrite about yesterday
Hint: 'Walk' is regular, so add -ed.
Practice Speaking
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Level: A1