{"id":273500,"date":"2026-09-22T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=273500"},"modified":"2026-09-22T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:00:32","slug":"past-simple-regular-verbs-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/zh\/blog\/past-simple-regular-verbs-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Simple Regular Verbs: Learn to Talk About the Past (A1 English)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>To talk about actions that finished in the past, we use the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span>.<\/strong> For most verbs in English, we call them <span data-no-translation>regular verbs<\/span>. To make the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> form of a <span data-no-translation>regular verb<\/span>, you simply add <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> to the end of the verb. For example, <span data-no-translation>play<\/span> \u53d8\u6210 <span data-no-translation>played<\/span>, \uff0c \u548c <span data-no-translation>walk<\/span> \u53d8\u6210 <span data-no-translation>walked<\/span>. This form is the same for all subjects (<span data-no-translation>I, you, he, she, it, we, they<\/span>). You use the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> to describe events that happened at a specific time before now, like <span data-no-translation>yesterday<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>last week<\/span>, \u6216 <span data-no-translation>two years ago<\/span>. It&#8217;s a fundamental step for telling stories and sharing past experiences in English.<\/div>\n<h2>What is the Past Simple in English?<\/h2>\n<p>\"(\u300a\u4e16\u754c\u4eba\u6743\u5ba3\u8a00\u300b) <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> is a verb tense. We use it to talk about actions or events that started and finished in the past.<\/p>\n<p>These actions happened at a specific time before now. You often see time expressions with the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I visited my aunt yesterday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>They watched a movie last night.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She cleaned her room two hours ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 \u91c7\u7528\u6df7\u5408\u5f0f\u6559\u5b66\u6cd5\u5b66\u4e60\u82f1\u8bed<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">\u5c0f\u73ed\u6388\u8bfe \u00b7 7\u00d724\u5c0f\u65f6AI\u8f85\u5bfc \u00b7 \u5251\u6865\u8003\u8bd5\u5907\u8003<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">\u6765\u81ea <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> \u6bcf\u6708<\/p><a href=\"\/zh\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">\u9884\u8ba2\u8bfe\u7a0b<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>How Do We Form the Past Simple for Regular Verbs?<\/h2>\n<p>Good news! For <span data-no-translation>regular verbs<\/span>, forming the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> is usually very easy.<\/p>\n<p>You just add <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> to the base form of the verb. This rule applies to most verbs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>walk<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>walked<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>start<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>started<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>listen<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>listened<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\"(\u300a\u4e16\u754c\u4eba\u6743\u5ba3\u8a00\u300b) <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> form is the same for all subjects: <span data-no-translation>I, you, he, she, it, we, they<\/span>. \u4f8b\u5982\uff0c, <span data-no-translation>I walked<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>you walked<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>he walked<\/span>, and so on.<\/p>\n<h2>Spelling Rules for -ed Endings<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, we need to change the spelling a little before adding <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span>. Here are the main rules for A1 learners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most verbs:<\/strong> \u6dfb\u52a0 <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span>.<br \/>\u4f8b\u5982 <span data-no-translation>play<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>played<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u4ee5\u2026\u2026\u7ed3\u5c3e\u7684\u52a8\u8bcd <span data-no-translation>-e<\/span>:<\/strong> Just add <span data-no-translation>-d<\/span>.<br \/>\u4f8b\u5982 <span data-no-translation>live<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>lived<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Verbs ending in consonant + <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span>:<\/strong> Change <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> \u5230 <span data-no-translation>-i<\/span>, \u7136\u540e\u6dfb\u52a0 <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span>.<br \/>\u4f8b\u5982 <span data-no-translation>study<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>studied<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Verbs ending in a short vowel + single consonant (CVC):<\/strong> Double the last consonant, then add <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span>.<br \/>\u4f8b\u5982 <span data-no-translation>stop<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>stopped<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>&lt;span data-no-translation&gt;Past Simple Regular Verbs: Examples and Rules&lt;\/span&gt;<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>&lt;span data-no-translation&gt;Base Form&lt;\/span&gt;<\/th>\n<th>&lt;span data-no-translation&gt;Past Simple&lt;\/span&gt;<\/th>\n<th>&lt;span data-no-translation&gt;Rule&lt;\/span&gt;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>walk<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>walked<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Add -ed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>live<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>lived<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Add -d (verb ends in -e)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>study<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>studied<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Change -y to -i, add -ed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>stop<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>stopped<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Double consonant, add -ed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>\u793a\u4f8b<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I <span data-no-translation>played<\/span> soccer with my friends yesterday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She <span data-no-translation>studied<\/span> English last night.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>They <span data-no-translation>visited<\/span> their grandparents last weekend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>He <span data-no-translation>watched<\/span> a movie on TV.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>We <span data-no-translation>walked<\/span> to the park this morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The concert <span data-no-translation>started<\/span> at 8 PM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u7ec3\u4e60<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-2140\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"2140\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"PT02 L2 GRAMMAR Past simple regular verbs\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac \u9700\u8981\u4e2a\u6027\u5316\u6307\u5bfc\u5417\uff1f<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">\u4f5c\u4e3a\u5251\u6865\u5b98\u65b9\u5907\u8003\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u53ef\u4ee5\u4e3a\u60a8\u63a8\u8350\u5408\u9002\u7684\u8bfe\u7a0b\u548c\u8ba4\u8bc1\u3002\u7acb\u5373\u4e0e\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u987e\u95ee\u5728\u7ebf\u54a8\u8be2\u3002.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51987070865?text=Hi%2C%20I%27m%20interested%20in%20Langcom%27s%20courses%20and%20would%20like%20some%20guidance%20choosing%20the%20right%20one.\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\">\u5728 WhatsApp \u4e0a\u4e0e\u987e\u95ee\u804a\u5929<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\u897f\u73ed\u7259\u8bed\u6bcd\u8bed\u8005\u5e38\u72af\u7684\u9519\u8bef<\/h2>\n<p>Many English learners, especially Spanish speakers, sometimes forget to add <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> to regular verbs in the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u9519\u8bef\uff1a<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I play soccer yesterday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u6b63\u786e\uff1a<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I <span data-no-translation>played<\/span> soccer yesterday.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u8bf7\u8bb0\u4f4f\uff0c <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> ending is very important to show that the action happened in the past and is now finished.<\/p>\n<h2>\u5e38\u89c1\u95ee\u9898<\/h2>\n<h3>What is a regular verb in English?<\/h3>\n<p>A <span data-no-translation>regular verb<\/span> is a verb that forms its <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> \u548c <span data-no-translation>past participle<\/span> by adding <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> to the base form. Most verbs in English are <span data-no-translation>regular<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Is the Past Simple form different for 'he\/she\/it'?<\/h3>\n<p>No, the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> form for <span data-no-translation>regular verbs<\/span> is the same for all subjects (<span data-no-translation>I, you, he, she, it, we, they<\/span>). For example, <span data-no-translation>I walked<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>she walked<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>they walked<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>When do I use the Past Simple?<\/h3>\n<p>You use the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> to talk about actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past and are now finished. Look for time words like <span data-no-translation>yesterday<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>last week<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>in 2020<\/span>, \u6216 <span data-no-translation>an hour ago<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>How can I practice Past Simple regular verbs?<\/h3>\n<p>You can practice by reading texts and identifying the <span data-no-translation>Past Simple regular verbs<\/span>, like in a 'Mark the Words' activity. Also, try writing sentences about your past day or week using these verbs.<\/p>\n<h2>\u76f8\u5173\u8bfe\u7a0b<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/zh\/?p=272544\">Past simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/zh\/?p=272562\">Past simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/zh\/?p=272568\">Past simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/zh\/?p=272574\">Past simple<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To talk about actions that finished in the past, we use the Past Simple. For most verbs in English, we call them regular verbs. To make the Past Simple form of a regular verb, you simply add -ed to the end of the verb. For example, play becomes played, and walk becomes walked. This form [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":274676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bwfblock_default_font":"","langcom_teaches":"Past simple","langcom_cefr":"A1","langcom_type":"grammar","langcom_faq":"[{\"q\": \"What is a regular verb in English?\", \"a\": \"A <span data-no-translation>regular verb<\/span> is a verb that forms its <span data-no-translation>Past Simple<\/span> and <span data-no-translation>past participle<\/span> by adding <span data-no-translation>-ed<\/span> to the base form. 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