Talk about completed past events with regular and irregular verbs.
The past simple describes completed past actions.
Regular verbs add -ed: work → worked, play → played.
Irregular verbs change form: go → went, buy → bought, see → saw, eat → ate.
Use time markers: yesterday, last week, in 2020, an hour ago.
| English | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Went | I went to the shop. | |
| Bought | She bought a car. | |
| Saw | We saw a film. | |
| Ate | They ate dinner late. | |
| Yesterday | I called you yesterday. | |
| Last week | We met last week. |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Worked | wɜːkt | The -ed sounds like "t" after voiceless sounds |
| Played | pleɪd | The -ed sounds like "d" after voiced sounds |
| Wanted | ˈwɒntɪd | The -ed adds a syllable after t/d |
-ed pronunciation: /t/ after voiceless (worked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted).
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