Tenses! Present, past and future

Verbs can be regular and irregular verbs

Regular verbs from their past tense and past participle by adding ed.

Irregular verbs form their past tense and past participle in a different way

We can distinguish irregular and regular verbs in three different types

• Verbs in which all three forms are same (eg: cut-cut-cut)

• Verbs in which two of the three forms are same (eg: sit-sat-sat)

• Verbs in which all three forms are different (eg: ring-rang-rung)

Below is the list of regular and irregular verbs in their three forms

TYPE 1 : All three forms of verbs are the same

Some other words like quit, set, shut, spread to name a few can also be included.

TYPE 2 : Any two forms are the same.

Some other words may include learn-learnt-learnt, deal-dealt-dealt, die-died-died, dream-dreamt-dreamt, feed-fed-fed, lay-laid-laid etc.

Type 3 : All the three forms are different

Some other words like give-gave-given, go-went-gone, ride-rode-ridden, shake-shook-shaken, swim-swam-sum etc are few more words. I will upload a detailed list.

Simple Past Tense

It refers to the things that have already happened and actions that have already taken place in the past

Example: She left the school last year.

I received a letter from him a week ago.

Subject : Singular

Auxiliary verb: had/did

example : She had fever yesterday

Prateek did his homework on time

Some solved examples are given below. Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense forms

1. The bell (ring) early today

The bell rang early today

2. Darshan (do) not perform well in the exams this year

Darshan did not perform well in the exams this year.

3. I (sleep) late last night

I slept late last night.

Sharing some unsolved examples for you to practice.

1. Last year I spend my holiday in England

2. We see some beautiful flowers in garden

3. We are lucky with the weather

4. He go to school from last week

Give the past tense form of the following verbs

1. Bring ---

2. Stick----

3. Spell----

4. Hurt---

5. Eat---

6. Put--

7. burst--

8. Sleep

9. fry--

10. Think---

All the answers will be solved in the next blog on past continuous tense! Stay tuned.