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Exercise 4  \nRegular Verbs: Verb Chart  \n11 Exercise 5  \nRegular Verbs: Choose the Correct Verb  \n12 Exercise 6  \nRegular Verbs: Questions & Answers  \n13 Exercise 7  \nIrregular Verbs: Verb Chart  \n14 Exercise 8  \nIrregular Verbs: Choose the Correct Verb  \n15 Exercise 9  \nIrregular Verbs: Bingo  \n16 Exercise 10  \nIrregular Verbs: Opposites  \n17 Exercise 11  \nIrregular Verbs: Time Markers  \n18 Exercise 12  \nIrregular Verbs: Positive & Negative  \n19 Exercise 13  \nIrregular Verbs: Write the Questions  \n20 Exercise 14  \nIrregular Verbs: Find Someone Who  \n21 Exercise 15  \nAll Past Verbs: Writing  \n22 Exercise 16  \nAll Past Verbs: Quiz  \n23 Irregular Verb List  \n24 Answer Key  \nCopyright 2019, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( BEG – LOW INT / VERSION 4 . 3) 1  \nSimple Past Grammar Practice Worksheets  \nGrammar Notes  \nSIMPLE PAST  \nA . Use  \nWe use the simple past to talk about  \nfinished actions that happened in the past.  \npast present future  \n\n| |  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n\nB. Time Markers  \nWords that show the time of an action are called \"time markers.\"  \nCommon time markers for the simple past are yesterday, last, ago, and when.  \n\n| Time Marker | Examples |\n| --- | --- |\n| yesterday | • I walked my dog yesterday.\u003Cbr>• He called me yesterday morning. |\n| last | • They went to the movies last night.\u003Cbr>• Our company hired 20 new employees last year. |\n| ago | • She got a new job two months ago.\u003Cbr>• Six weeks ago, we moved to New York. |\n| when | • My brother learned to ride a bike when he was four years old.\u003Cbr>• When I graduated from university, I applied for many jobs. |\n\nCopyright 2019, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( BEG – LOW INT / VERSION 4 . 3) 2  \nSimple Past Grammar Practice Worksheets  \nGrammar Notes cont.  \nC. Form  \nA common way to form the simple past is to add-ed to the end of a verb. These verbs are called “regular verbs.”  \nOther verbs have many kinds of changes. They are called “irregular verbs.”  \nThe Be verb is a special kind of irregular verb.  \nIt has two forms (was and were) . It also has different sentence patterns. Let’s look at regular verbs, irregular verbs, and the Be verb in more detail.  \nD. Regular Verbs  \nTo form the past tense of regular verbs, add-ed to the base verb.  \n\n| Type of Sentence | Pattern | Examples |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Positive | base verb + -ed | • I talked to my friends for hours yesterday.\u003Cbr>• They worked until 7:00 pm last night.\u003Cbr>• She tried to help me two weeks ago.\u003Cbr>• My coworkers completed the project. |\n| Negative | did not / didn't + base verb | • He did not study French at school.\u003Cbr>• My classmates didn't like my speech. |\n| Question | did + subject + base verb | • Did you call me last night?\u003Cbr>• Did she go on a trip last year? |\n| Wh-Question | Wh-word + did + subject + base verb | • When did you leave?\u003Cbr>• How did they know about the test? |\n\nCopyright 2019, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( BEG – LOW INT / VERSION 4 . 3) 3  \nSimple Past Grammar Practice Worksheets  \nGrammar Notes cont.  \nD. Regular Verbs cont.  \nHow do we spell regular past verbs? 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