Past simple — finished actions · 一般过去时 — 已经结束的事
Talking about the past
- The past simple describes finished actions in the past.
- I watched a film yesterday. We went to Beijing last year.
- Often used with yesterday, last week, … ago, in 2019.
I lost my keys yesterday; they did not write a postcard.
谈论过去
- 一般过去时 (past simple) 表示已经结束的过去动作。
- 我I 看watched 一部a 电影film 昨天yesterday.(我昨天看了一部电影。)
- 常和 yesterday、last week、… ago、in 2019 一起用。
我昨天丢了钥匙；它们也没寄张明信片回来。
Regular verbs: add -ed
- Most verbs add -ed: work → worked, play → played.
- Ending in -e: add only -d → like → liked.
- Consonant + y: change y to i, add -ed → study → studied.
- The form is the same for every subject: I worked, she worked.
规则动词:加 -ed
- 大多数动词加 -ed:work → worked,play → played。
- 以 -e 结尾,只加 -d:like → liked。
- 辅音 + y:把 y 变 i 再加 -ed:study → studied。
- 所有人称形式都一样:I worked,she worked。
What is the past simple of “study”? · study 的一般过去式是哪个?
Consonant + y → change y to i, then add -ed: study → studied. · 辅音 + y → 把 y 变成 i 再加 -ed:study → studied。
Irregular verbs (learn these!)
- Many common verbs are irregular — no -ed:
- go → went, have → had, see → saw, get → got, make → made, eat → ate.
- There is no rule — you must memorise them.
不规则动词(必须背!)
- 很多常用动词是不规则的,不加 -ed:
- 她She 看见saw 她的her 朋友friends.(她见到了朋友。)
- go → went,have → had,see → saw,get → got。没有规律,只能记。
Regular or irregular past? · 过去式:规则还是不规则?
Regular verbs add -ed; irregular verbs change in their own way and must be learned. · 规则动词加 -ed;不规则动词各有变化,需要单独记。
Write the past simple of “go”. · 写出 go 的一般过去式。
“go” is irregular: go → went (not “goed”). · go 是不规则动词:go → went(不是 goed)。
Negatives & questions: did
- Negative: didn't + base verb → I didn't go.
- Question: Did + subject + base verb → Did you see it?
- After did / didn't, the verb returns to its base form (no -ed).
否定与疑问:did
- 否定:didn't + 动词原形 → 我I 没有didn't 去go.(我没去。)
- 疑问:Did + 主语 + 动词原形 → Did you see it?
- 用了 did / didn't,动词回到原形(不加 -ed)。
Put the words in order to make a past question. · 把单词排成一个过去时的问句。
Past questions use Did + subject + base verb: “Did you see the film?” · 过去时疑问句用 Did + 主语 + 动词原形:Did you see the film?
Translate into English: 我昨天看了一部电影。 · 翻译成英语:我昨天看了一部电影。
A finished past action → past simple: “I watched a film yesterday.” · 已经结束的过去动作 → 一般过去时:I watched a film yesterday。
Common mistakes
- ❌ I go to Beijing last month. → ✓ I went to Beijing last month. — past time → past form.
- ❌ She buyed a phone. → ✓ She bought a phone. — irregular verbs don't take -ed.
- ❌ yesterday night → ✓ last night — but yesterday morning is fine.
常见错误
- ❌ I go to Beijing last month. → ✓ I went to Beijing last month。—— 中文动词不变形,英语见到过去时间必须换过去式。
- ❌ She buyed a phone. → ✓ She bought a phone。—— 不规则动词不能硬加 -ed。
- ❌ yesterday night → ✓ last night。—— 固定说法(但 yesterday morning 是对的)。
Match the verb to its past simple. · 把动词和它的过去式配对。
All irregular — learn them in pairs: buy → bought, think → thought, take → took, come → came. · 都是不规则动词,成对记:buy → bought、think → thought、take → took、come → came。
Which sentence is correct? · 哪个句子是正确的?
didn't already shows the past — the verb goes back to go. · didn't 已经表示过去,动词回到原形 go。
- Past simple = a finished past action.
- Regular verbs: + -ed; irregular verbs: learn each one.
- Negatives and questions use did / didn't + the base verb.
- 一般过去时 = 已经结束的过去动作。
- 规则动词:+ -ed;不规则动词:逐个记。
- 否定和疑问用 did / didn't + 动词原形。
Write one sentence about something you did yesterday. Use the past simple. · 用一般过去时写一句话,说说你昨天做的一件事。
Example: “I played basketball with my friends.” (play → played) · 例如:I played basketball with my friends。(play → played)