The past tense¶

The Past Simple¶

When something clearly happened in the past. It is used with words like: yesterday, last week, last year, one year ago, etc.

example: We went to london last year

Regular verbs	Irregular verbs
I worked	I taught
You worked	You taught
He/She/It worked	He/She/It taught
We worked	We taught
You worked	You taught
They worked	They taught

• When you use an irregular verb make sure you know all the right forms.

consonant + y = ie	vowel + y = y
carry	play
carried	played

The Past Continuous¶

When something happened for a while in the past

Example: My mother was working when I came in

Infinitive	To work
	I was working
	You were working
	He/She/It was working
	We were working
	You were working
	They were working