Grammar

Verb Tense: Simple Past Affirmative (click on the verb to download/listen)

 

Examples:

 

Singular

I had to go to school yesterday

You were very happy when I saw you last week

He did a great job with his brother

She spoke with her mother about her new boyfriend

It drank all the water that was in the glass

 

Plural

We drove from Forks to Seattle and it was a fantastic experience (from: origin / to: destination)

You gave us good reasons to travel to Chile with you

They got surprised when they saw us arriving at the party

 

 

Some common irregular verbs conjugations

 

Verb: To Be

Verb: To Have Verb: To Go Verb: To Do Verb: To Fly

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I was

I had I went I did I flew

You were

You had You went You did You flew

He was

He had He went He did He flew

She was

She had She went She did She flew

It was

It had It went It did It flew

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We were

We had We went We did We flew

You were

You had You went You did You flew

They were

They had They went They did They flew

 

       

Verb: To See

Verb: To Speak Verb: To Know Verb: To Dream Verb: To Catch

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I saw

I spoke I knew I dreamt I caught

You saw

You spoke You knew You dreamt You caught

He saw

He spoke He knew He dreamt He caught

She saw

She spoke She knew She dreamt She caught

It saw

It spoke It knew It dreamt It caught

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We saw

We spoke We knew We dreamt We caught

You saw

You spoke You knew You dreamt You caught

They saw

They spoke They knew They dreamt They caught

 

       

Verb: To Buy

Verb: To Teach Verb: To Drink Verb: To Read Verb: To Make

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I bought

I taught I drank I read I made

You bought

You taught You drank You read You made

He bought

He taught He drank He read He made

She bought

She taught She drank She read She made

It bought

It taught It drank It read It made

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We bought

We taught We drank We read We made

You bought

You taught You drank You read You made

They bought

They taught They drank They read They made

 

       

Verb: To Write

Verb: To Pay Verb: To Break Verb: To Grow Verb: To Put

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I wrote

I paid I broke I grew I put

You wrote

You paid You broke You grew You put

He wrote

He paid He broke He grew He put

She wrote

She paid She broke She grew She put

It wrote

It paid It broke It grew It put

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We wrote

We paid We broke We grew We put

You wrote

You paid You broke You grew You put

They wrote

They paid They broke They grew They put

 

       

Verb: To Fall

Verb: To Eat Verb: To Drive Verb: To Give Verb: To Choose

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I fell

I ate I drove I gave I chose

You fell

You ate You drove You gave You chose

He fell

He ate He drove He gave He chose

She fell

She ate She drove She gave She chose

It fell

It ate It drove It gave It chose

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We fell

We ate We drove We gave We chose

You fell

You ate You drove You gave You chose

They fell

They ate They drove They gave They chose

 

       

Verb: To Think

Verb: To Keep Verb: To Say Verb: To Shine Verb: To Spend

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I thought

I kept I said I shone I spent

You thought

You kept You said You shone You spent

He thought

He kept He said He shone He spent

She thought

She kept She said She shone She spent

It thought

It kept It said It shone It spent

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We thought

We kept We said We shone We spent

You thought

You kept You said You shone You spent

They thought

They kept They said They shone They spent

 

       

Verb: To Lose

Verb: To Come Verb: To Rise Verb: To Begin Verb: To Run

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I lost

I came I rose I began I ran

You lost

You came You rose You began You ran

He lost

He came He rose He began He ran

She lost

She came She rose She began She ran

It lost

It came It rose It began It ran

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We lost

We came We rose We began We ran

You lost

You came You rose You began You ran

They lost

They came They rose They began They ran

 

       

Verb: To Get

Verb: To Learn Verb: To Bring Verb: To Cut Verb: To Hit

Singular

Singular Singular Singular Singular

I got

I learnt I brought I cut I hit

You got

You learnt You brought You cut You hit

He got

He learnt He brought He cut He hit

She got

She learnt She brought She cut She hit

It got

It learnt It brought It cut It hit

Plural

Plural Plural Plural Plural

We got

We learnt We brought We cut We hit

You got

You learnt You brought You cut You hit

They got

They learnt They brought They cut They hit

 

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