Past Simple Tense Exercise 2: Regular Verbs Worksheet

Solution to the Past Simple – Regular Verbs Exercise

This exercise focuses on using the Past Simple tense with regular verbs. In English, regular verbs form the past simple by adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

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#### Rules for Past Simple (Regular Verbs):
- Add -ed to the base verb:
- *work → worked*
- *play → played*
- *watch → watched*

- For verbs ending in -e, just add -d:
- *live → lived*
- *hope → hoped*

- For verbs ending in a consonant + -y, change -y to -ied:
- *study → studied*
- *carry → carried*

- For verbs ending in a vowel + -y, just add -ed:
- *play → played*
- *stay → stayed*

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Exercise Answers:

1. I answered their question. *(to answer)*
→ "answer" + "-ed" = answered

2. The girl changed her clothes. *(to change)*
→ "change" + "-ed" = changed

3. You repaired my computer only yesterday. *(to repair)*
→ "repair" + "-ed" = repaired

4. My dad studied chemistry at university. *(to study)*
→ "study" → change -y to -ied = studied

5. They gathered mushrooms in the forest last autumn. *(to gather)*
→ "gather" + "-ed" = gathered

6. I started reading this book only a week ago. *(to start)*
→ "start" + "-ed" = started

7. She watched movies the day before yesterday. *(to watch)*
→ "watch" + "-ed" = watched

8. Mr. Johnson fixed his car yesterday morning. *(to fix)*
→ "fix" + "-ed" = fixed

9. They visited their friends in Barcelona last month. *(to visit)*
→ "visit" + "-ed" = visited

10. We watered flowers yesterday. *(to water)*
→ "water" + "-ed" = watered

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✔ Final Answers:

1. answered
2. changed
3. repaired
4. studied
5. gathered
6. started
7. watched
8. fixed
9. visited
10. watered

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

All verbs are regular, so we simply add -ed (or -d) to the base form. Time expressions like *"a month ago," "yesterday," "last autumn,"* etc., signal the use of Past Simple.

✔ This exercise helps reinforce correct verb conjugation in the past tense for regular verbs — a fundamental skill in English grammar.

Let me know if you'd like a version with explanations for irregular verbs too!