Regular verbs:
The past simple and past participle of regular verbs is -ed:
clean = cleaned live = lived paint = painted study = studying
past simple:
* I cleaned my room yesterday.
* Chris studied engineering at university.
past participle:
have / has + past participle (present perfect)
* I have cleaned my room.
* Tina has lived in London for ten years.
be (is / are / were / has been etc.) + past participle (passive).
* These rooms are learned every day.
* My car has been repaired.
Irregular verbs:
The past simple and past participle of irregular verbs do not end in -ed
Make Break Cut
made broke cut (past simple)
made broken cut (past participle)
Sometimes the past simple and past participle are the same. For example:
Make Find Buy Cut
made found bought cut (past simple / past participle)
* I made a cake yesterday. (past simple):
* I have made some coffee. (past participle - present perfect):
* Butter is made from milk. (past participle - passive present):
Sometimes the past simple and participle are different. For example.
Break know Begin Go
broke knew begun went (past simple)
broken known begun gone (past participle)
* Somebody broke this window last night. (past simple):
* Somebody has broken this window. (past participle - present perfect):
* This window was broken last night. (past participle - passive past):
The past simple / past participle of these verbs.
The past simple and past participle are the same for all the verbs in this sentences.
Make made Enjoy enjoyed Hear heart
Cut cut Buy bought Put put
Get got Sit sat Catch caught
Bring brought Leave left Watch watched
Play paid Happen happened Understand understood
The past simple and past participle of these verbs.
Break broke broken
Begin began begun
Eat ate eaten
Drink drank drunk
Driver drove driven
Speak spoke spoken
Write wrote written
Come came come
Know knew known
Take took taken
Go went gone
Give gave given
Throw threw thrown
Forget forget forgotten
Use verbs in sentences:
1. I washed my hands because they were dirty.
2. Somebody has broken this window.
3. I feel good. I slept very well last night.
4. We saw a really good film yesterday.
5. It rained a lot while we were on holiday.
6. I've lost my bag. Have you seen it
7. Rosa's bicycle was stolen about 20 years ago.
8. I went to bed early because I was tired.
9. Have you finished your work yet?
10. The shopping center was built about 20 years ago.
11. Anna learned to drive when she was 18.
12. I've never ridden a horse.
13. Jessica is a good friend of mine. I've known her for a long time.
14. Yesterday I fell and hurt my leg.
15. My brother ran in the London Marathon last year. Have you ever run in marathon?
More example
1. I have made some coffee. Would you like some?
2. Have you told John about your new job?
3. We played basketball on Sunday. We didn't play very well, but We won the game.
4. I know Gary, but I've never met his wife?
5. We were woken up by loud music in the middle of night.
6. Stephanie jumped into the river and swam to the other side.
7. Did you like the film? Yes, I thought it was very good.
8. Many different languages are spoken in the Philippines.
9. Our holiday cost a lot of money because we stayed in an expensive hotel.
10. Have you ever driven a very fast car?
11. All the tickets for the concert were sold very quickly.
12. A bird flew in through the open window while were having our dinner.
