Past simple regular verbs

SIMPLE PAST (REGULAR VERBS)

The simple past (past simple) in English, equivalent to our past perfect simple and imperfect past, is the most common way of referring to events or events already completed, and has a relatively simple conjugation in the case of regular verbs. We simply have to add the ending -ed to the infinitive, and it is valid for all people, in singular and plural (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). Examples: kill - killed / turn - turned / start - started / remind - reminded

Despite this apparent ease, we must keep in mind certain rules:


For verbs that end in -e, we only add a final -d.
  Tune - tuned / Disagree - disagreed

Verbs that end in -y: if they end in vowel + y, -ed is added. If the end of consonant + y, the y is replaced by an i.
   Play-played / Employ - employed.
   Try - tried / Imply - implied.

Verbs that end in vowel + consonant. In these cases, the consonant is usually doubled before adding -ed.
Pop - popped / Scan - scanned / Fit - fitted.

Afirmative form 

I, He, She, It, We, They, You+ verb+ed + complement 

example: He listened the music the morning. 

Negative form

Subjet+ not + verb+ed + complement 

Exercises 

1 Jane a film.(to watch)
2 He  a box. (to carry)
3 They  their father. (to help)
4 John and Amy  things. (to swap)
5 I  to Andrew. (to talk)
6 Susan  with Peter. (to dance)
7 The boys  basketball. (to try)
8 We  a trip. (to plan)
9 She  her hair. (to wash)
10 The car  at the traffic lights. (to stop)

Answer the exercises 

Jane watched a film.

He carried a box.

They helped their father.

John and Amy swapped things.

I talked to Andrew.

Susan danced with Peter.

The boys tried basketball.

We planned a trip.

She washed her hair.

The car stopped at the traffic lights.