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Simple past tense





                                                        Simple past tense











                                                      Action that has already
                                                        happened in past.















                    If the verb is ending      In some cases if
                      with y and has a        the verb is ending      If the verb is ending
                   consonant before the       with a "y" and has       with a "e" then you          We add "-ed" to
                    "y" then change the         a vowel before         only have to add a            most verbs .
                   "y" to and "i" and add       the "y". You will              "d".
                             -ed
                                                   add - ed.

















                                                                               For eg-
                         For eg-                    For eg-                                              For eg-
                                                                            close- closed
                     study- studied               play- played             phone- phoned                jumped,
                                                                                                        laughed
                        cry- cried               stay - stayed
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