Topic 8.4.- Affirmative past simple with regular verbs

American pie song lyrics video by Madonna

Past simple form of the regular verbs

Some phrases with regular verbs in affirmative past simple in the American pie song lyrics 

A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile.

I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride but something touched me deep inside - the day the music died

 You both kicked off your shoes

When the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me.

It landed foul on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

While the sergeants played a marching tune we all got up to dance.

'Cause the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield.

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage.

And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite.

I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died.

I started singin' it.

I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned away

And in the streets, the children screamed, the lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

Some verbs in past simple that appeared in the lyrics were: borrowed, climbed, dreamed, landed, played, kicked off, refused, smiled, used, died, cried and tried. 

Chart of rules about the Past simple form for regular verbs

Most of the verbs require to have added “ed” at the end of them.   Borrow = borrowed Climb = climbed Dream = dreamed Land = landed Play = played Scream = screamed Start = started Turn = turned Watch = watched	Verbs ended in “e” only require to have the letter “d” at the end of the verb.   Determine = determined Die = died Examine = examined Live = lived Refuse = refused Smile = smiled Use = used	Verbs ended in consonant + y require to have the “y” changed by “ied”.   Carry = carried Cry = cried Fry = fried Try = tried
Verbs ended in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant (CVC) whose last consonant be b, m, n, p, or t will require to have the last letter doubled and “ed” added.   Rob = robbed Skim = skimmed Plan = planned Clap = clapped Permit = permitted	For phrasal verbs, the “ed” is added at the end of the first word.   Call off = called off Carry on = carried on Kick off = kicked off Look at = looked at Look for = looked for Turn on = turned on Turn off = turned off	There are some verbs with a double spelling depending on the region.   Travel = traveled (USA) / travelled (UK) Equal = equaled (USA) / equalled (UK)

 

Affirmative Past-Simple conjugation

Verb “watch”	Verb “smile”	Verb “cry”
I watched You watched He watched She watched It watched We watched You watched They watched	I smiled You smiled He smiled She smiled It smiled We smiled You smiled They smiled	I cried You cried He cried She cried It cried We cried You cried They cried
Subject + Verb in Past-Simple Form

 

Conversation video in past simple with regular verbs

Pronunciation chart of the "ed" ending

Pronunciation online exercise

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-ed-1.htm

Collaborative online game about regular verbs in the past simple form

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_06_022e?cc=mx&selLanguage=en

Affirmative past simple with regular verbs online exercise

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_statements.htm