Verbs

Past of regular verbs

To form the past simple of regular verbs, add -ed to the infinitive.
When the infinitive ends in e add -d.
When the infinitive ends in y, the y changes to i and then add -ed.

Infinitive Past simple
finish finished
decide decided
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To form the negative past simple use didn't + infinitive.

  • I didn't finish the book.

To form a past simple question use did + infinitive.

  • Did you finish the book?
    NOT: Did you finished the book?