Tense

Simple Past
Prepared by: Keo Sith
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I. Positive II. Interrogative
Form: Subject + V2 + object Form: Did + subject + V1 + object?

Ex. Did you watch TV last night?

Ex. She lived here. Ex. Did you dream about me last
night?
Ex. I spoke three languages.
Ex. Did you visit him yesterday?
Ex. I won a match.
Ex. Did you drive a car yesterday?
Ex. I drove a car yesterday.
Ex. Did you win a match yesterday?
Ex. I bought some books yesterday.
Ex. Did you listen on the radio last
Ex. I watched TV last night. night?
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III. Negative
Subject + did + not + V1 + object

Ex. I didn’t visit him yesterday.

Ex. I did not drive a car yesterday.
Ex. I did not win a match yesterday.
Ex. He did not go anywhere.
Ex. She did not go to buy food at the supermarket.
Ex. They did not play football at the evening.
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IV. Spelling
Spelling of –ed
(1) Verbs that end in a consonant (a) hope hoped -ED form: If the word ends in a
and –E date dated consonant and –e, we just add “d”
injure injured
(2) Verbs that end in a vowel and a One-syllable verbs 1 vowel -- 2 consonants**
consonant (b) stop stopped 2 vowels -- 1 consonants
rap rapped
beg begged
(c) rain rained
fool fooled
dream dreamed
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Two-syllable verbs
 
(d) listen listened
offer offered
open opened

(e) begin (began)

prefer preferred
control controlled
(3) Verb that end in two (f) start started If the word ends in two consonants,
consonants fold folded just add the ending
demand demanded
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(4) Verbs that end in –Y (g) enjoy enjoyed If –y is preceded by a vowel , keep
pray prayed the –y
buy (bought)  
  If –y is preceded by a consonant:
(h) study studied + ED form: keep the –y, add –ed
try tried
reply replied
(5) Verbs that end in –IE (i) die died -ED form: add “-d”
lie lied
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** Except: -w and –x are not doubled
Ex. Plow -- plowed, fix-- fixed
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V1 V2 V3
abide abided, *abode abided, *abode
arise arose risen
bear bore bore
become became become
forget forgot forgotten
begin began begun
break broke broken
build built built
burn burned, burnt burned, built
bring brought brought
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VI. Pronunciation
(id) : The base form that ends in the “t” and “d” make a pronunciation of (id)
when you form the past simple and the past participle.
Base form Past simple (V2) Past participle (V3)
want wanted wanted
visit visited visited
regret regretted regretted
quit quitted quitted
soundsounded sounded
need needed needed
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B. (t): The base form that ends in “p, k, sh, ch, ss, x” make a pronunciation of “t” when you form past simple
and past participle.
Base form Past simple (V2) Past participle (V3)
stop stopped stopped
drop dropped dropped
kick kicked kicked
cook cooked cooked
relax relaxed relaxed
finish finished finished
watch watched watched
miss missed missed
kiss kissedkissed
wash washed washed
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C. (d): Other verbs don’t end in all letters in part A and B; you have to pronoun “d”
Base form Past simple (V2) Past participle (V3)
earn earned earned
learn learned learned
frighten frightened frightened
soften softened softened
plan planed planed
rub rubbed rubbed
cry cried cried
marry married married
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VII. Usages of simple past
7.2 Past simple used with
7.1 Past Simple used for the
action in the past at a definite “ago” means a finished time
time Ex. I arrived in Phnom Penh five-
Ex. Last night, she dreamt/
dreamed a wonderful dream. years ago.
Ex. He studied English in 1999. Ex. I bought a car a week ago.
Ex. I met him last week. Ex. I started to learned English
Ex. I won match. one year ago.
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7.3 To describe a repeated action in 7.4 “Recently” used in the past
past, it means that “they show the simple, means “a short time ago”
past habit”
Ex. He left recently. = He left a
Ex. I used to play tennis when I was a short time ago.
child.
Ex. I used to have a bilk, but I sold it.
Ex. They didn’t use to go out at night.
Ex. He always carried an umbrella.
Ex. They never drank wine.
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7.5 “used to” to express a 7.6 “Would” could be used as
discontinued habit or a past “used to” in literature
situation which contracts with Ex. Robert would curse his wife
the present everyday.
Ex. I used to smoke cigarettes, Ex. In the Pol Pot regime, I would
now I smoke a pipe. work hard everyday.
Ex. He used to drink beer, now he Ex. I would drive car to Kompong
drinks wine. Cham.
Ex. She used not to like Tom but
now she quite like him.
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7.7 Adverbs of frequency use 7.8 Past simple is used with
with past simple conditional sentence, type 2
“Always, continually, frequently, Ex. If I were you, I would plant
occasionally, often, once, twice, some trees round the house. (But
periodically, repeatedly, I am not you.)
sometimes, usually, ever, hardly, Ex. If I lived near my office, I would
ever, never, rarely, scarcely, ever, be in time for work. (But I don’t
seldom” live near my office.)
+ Use before the simple past
Ex. They sometimes wrote a book.
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7.9 “For” used with the past 7.10 Time Expression
simple denotes a terminated “Last night, last week, last month,
(stopped) period of time last Monday, yesterday, yesterday
Ex. We lived there for ten years. morning, Sunday night, last year, last
(but we stopped living there now.) weekend .......etc.”

Ex. I went there last night.

Ex. She killed him last year.
Ex. I met her last Monday.
Ex. She crashed me yesterday.
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7.11 Compare
+ Present Perfect
Ex. I have bought a car. (Now I drive it to work.)

+ Past Simple
Ex. I bought a car. (I sold it.)