1 - PAST SIMPLE REGULAR vs. IRREGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE 

REGULAR VERBS

-ed (sounds)

/t/ unvoiced	/d/ voiced	/id/ /t/   /d/   endings
liked /t/ watched  /t/ kissed /t/	loved /d/ studied /d/ earned  /d/	wanted /id/ decided /id/ created  /id/

IRREGULAR VERBS

Base form	Past Simple	Past Participle
earn spend lose save make win invest borrow lend donate find found inherit waste give	earned spent lost saved made     won invested borrowed lent donated found founded inherited wasted gave	earned spent lost saved made won invested borrowed lent donated found founded inherited wasted given

I lent my pen to Giovanna.  /   I lent Giovanna my pen.   

Giovanna borrowed my pen.

waste money – spend money on useless things

 FORM

I went to the seaside last summer. 

I didn't go to the mountains.

Did you go to the seaside last summer?

USE

We use the past simple to talk about a definite action or state in the past.

Past Time Expressions (are used at the beginning or end of the sentence): 

yesterday

yesterday morning

yesterday afternoon

yesterday evening

last night

last Monday

last week

last month 

last year

5 minutes ago

5 weeks ago

5 months ago

5 years ago

and so on......