PAST GRAMMAR

PAST GRAMMAR

1. PAST SIMPLE

   • FROM (IRREGULAR)
     • POSITIVE.: I played
     • NEGATIVE: i did not play
     • INTERROGATIVE: Did I play?
     • REGULAR
       • POSITIVE
         • I PLAY
         • HE - SHE- IT : PLAYS
         • WE- THEY- YOUR: PLAY

2. EXCEPTIONS:

   • Ater a final e only add d: LOVE - LOVED
   • Final consonant after a short, stressed vowel: ADMIT - ADMITTED
   • As final consonant after a vowel is doubled: TRAVEL - TRAVELLED
   • FInal y after a consonant becomes i: HURRY - HURRIED

3. PAST CONTINUOS

   • EXCEPTIONS
     • final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed): COME - COMING
     • after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled: SIT - SITTING
     • as final consonant after a vowel is doubled: TRAVEL - TRAVELLING
     • final ie becomes y: LIE - LYING
   • FROM
     • POSITIVE: I was speaking
     • NEGATIVE: I was not speaking
     • QUESTION: Was I speaking?
     • I - SHE- HE - IT
     • YOU - WE- THEY
       • You were speaking.
       • You were not speaking.
       • Were you speaking?