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Past of regular verbs

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    Grammar: past simple - rules and examples
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  • We use -ed, -d or -ied to for regular verbs in the past. Yes or no?
    Yes!
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  • We use -s for regular verbs in the past. Yes or no?
    No!
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  • The affirmative form of the past changes for he, she or it. Yes or no?
    No!
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  • We use the simple past for actions that started in the past and have not finished. Yes or no?
    No!
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  • We use the simple past for actions that started and finished in the past. Yes or no?
    Yes!
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  • We can use the simple past for actions that happened recently (for example: last night). Yes or no?
    Yes!
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  • We cannot use the simple past for actions that happened a long time ago (for example: a hundred years ago). Yes or no?
    No!
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  • If the verb ends in -e (for example: like), we just add...
    ...-d (liked).
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  • If the verb ends in -y after a consonant (for example: copy), we add...
    -ied and remove the -y (copied).
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