Для образования Past Simple в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях используется вспомогательный глагол did.
| число / лицо | Утвердительная форма | Отрицательная форма | Вопросительная форма |
| 1 л. ед. ч. 2 л. ед. ч. 3л. ед. ч. 1 л. мн. ч. 2 л. мн. ч. 3 л. мн. ч. | I worked You worked He worked She worked It worked We worked You worked They worked | I did not work You did not work He did not work She did not work It did not work We did not work You did not work They did not work | Did I work? Didyou work? Didhe work? Did she work? Didit work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work? |
Past Simple неправильных глаголов необходимо выучить:
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Participle II | Значение |
| be [biː] | was [wɔz], were [wɜː] | been [biːn] | быть |
| beat [biːt] | beat [biːt] | beaten [ˈbiːtn] | бить |
| become [bɪ'kʌm] | became [bɪ'keɪm] | become [bɪ'kʌm] | становиться |
| begin [bɪ'gɪn] | began [bɪ'gæn] | begun [bɪ'gʌn] | начинать(ся) |
| blow [bləʊ] | blew [bluː] | blown [bləʊn] | дуть |
| break [breɪk] | broke [brəuk] | broken ['brəukn] | ломать |
| bring [brɪŋ] | brought [brɔːt] | brought [brɔːt] | приносить |
| build [bɪld] | built [bɪlt] | built [bɪlt] | строить |
| burn [bɜːn] | burnt [bɜːnt] | burnt [bɜːnt] | жечь, гореть |
| burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | взорваться |
| buy [baɪ] | bought [bɔːt] | bought [bɔːt] | покупать |
| catch [kætʃ] | caught [kɔːt] | caught [kɔːt] | ловить |
| choose [ʧuːz] | chose [ʧəuz] | chosen ['ʧəuzn] | выбирать |
| come [kʌm] | came [keɪm] | come [kʌm] | приходить |
| cost [kɔst] | cost [kɔst] | cost [kɔst] | стоить |
| cut [kʌt] | cut [kʌt] | cut [kʌt] | резать |
| do [duː] | did [dɪd] | done [dʌn] | делать |
| dream [driːm] | dreamt [dremt] | dreamt [dremt] | мечтать |
| drink [drɪŋk] | drank [dræŋk] | drunk [drʌŋk] | пить |
| drive [draɪv] | drove [drəuv] | driven ['drɪvn] | везти |
| eat [iːt] | ate [et] | eaten ['iːtn] | есть, кушать |
| fall [fɔːl] | fell [fel] | fallen ['fɔːlən] | падать |
| feed [fiːd] | fed [fed] | fed [fed] | кормить |
| feel [fiːl] | felt [felt] | felt [felt] | чувствовать (себя) |
| fight [faɪt] | fought [fɔːt] | fought [fɔːt] | бороться |
| find [faɪnd] | found [faund] | found [faund] | находить |
| fly [flaɪ] | flew [fluː] | flown [fləun] | летать |
| forget [fə'get] | forgot [fə'gɔt] | forgotten [fə'gɔtən] | забывать |
| forgive [fəˈɡɪv] | forgave [fəˈɡeɪv] | forgiven [fəˈɡɪvən] | прощать |
| freeze [friːz] | froze [frəʊz] | frozen [ˈfrəʊzən] | замерзать |
| get [get] | got [gɔt] | got [gɔt] | получать; |
| give [gɪv] | gave [geɪv] | given [gɪvən] | давать |
| go [gəu] | went [went] | gone [gɔn] | идти; ехать |
| grow [ɡrəʊ] | grew [ɡruː] | grown [ɡrəʊn] | расти, выращивать |
| have [həv] | had [hæd] | had [hæd] | иметь |
| hear [hɪə] | heard [hɜːd] | heard [hɜːd] | слышать |
| hide [haɪd] | hid [hɪd] | hidden [ˈhɪdən] | прятать |
| hold [həʊld] | held [held] | held [held] | держать |
| hurt [hɜːt] | hurt [hɜːt] | hurt [hɜːt] | причинять боль |
| keep [kiːp] | kept [kept] | kept [kept] | держать |
| know [nəu] | knew [njuː] | known [nəun] | знать |
| learn [lɜːn] | learnt [lɜːnt] | learnt [lɜːnt] | учиться; узнавать |
| leave [liːv] | left [left] | left [left] | оставлять |
| let [let] | let [let] | let [let] | разрешать |
| lose [luːz] | lost [lɔst] | lost [lɔst] | терять |
| make [meɪk] | made [meɪd] | made [meɪd] | делать, создавать |
| mean [miːn] | meant [ment] | meant [ment] | значить, иметь в виду |
| meet [miːt] | met [met] | met [met] | встречать(ся) |
| pay [peɪ] | paid [peɪd] | paid [peɪd] | платить |
| put [put] | put [put] | put [put] | класть, ставить |
| read [riːd] | read [red] | read [red] | читать |
| ride [raɪd] | rode [rəʊd] | ridden [ˈrɪdn] | кататься |
| ring [rɪŋ] | rang [ræŋ] | rung [rʌŋ] | звонить |
| rise [raɪz] | rose [rəʊz] | risen [ˈrɪzən] | подниматься |
| run [rʌn] | ran [ræn] | run [rʌn] | бежать |
| say [seɪ] | said [sed] | said [sed] | сказать; говорить |
| see [siː] | saw [sɔː] | seen [siːn] | видеть |
| sell [sel] | sold [səuld] | sold [səuld] | продавать |
| send [send] | sent [sent] | sent [sent] | отправлять |
| shake [ʃeɪk] | shook [ʃuk] | shaken [ˈʃeɪkən] | трясти |
| show [ʃəu] | showed [ʃəud] | shown [ʃəun] | показывать |
| sing [sɪŋ] | sang [sæŋ] | sung [sʌŋ] | петь |
| sit [sɪt] | sat [sæt] | sat [sæt] | сидеть |
| sleep [sliːp] | slept [slept] | slept [slept] | спать |
| smell [smel] | smelt [smelt] | smelt [smelt] | нюхать, пахнуть |
| speak [spiːk] | spoke [spəuk] | spoken ['spəukn] | говорить, разговаривать |
| spend [spend] | spent [spent] | spent [spent] | тратить; проводит |
| steal [stiːl] | stole [stəul] | stolen [stəuln] | украсть |
| swim [swɪm] | swam [swæm] | swum [swʌm] | плавать |
| take [teɪk] | took [tuk] | taken ['teɪkn] | брать, взять |
| teach [tiːʧ] | taught [tɔːt] | taught [tɔːt] | учить, обучать |
| tell [tel] | told [təuld] | told [təuld] | сказать, рассказать |
| think [θɪŋk] | thought [θɔːt] | thought [θɔːt] | думать |
| throw [θrəʊ] | threw [θruː] | thrown [θrəʊn] | бросать |
| understand [ˌʌndə'stænd] | understood [ˌʌndə'stud] | understood [ˌʌndə'stud] | понимать |
| wake [weɪk] | woke [wəʊk] | woken [wəʊkn] | просыпаться |
| wear [weə] | wore [wɔː] | worn [wɔːn] | носить (одежду) |
| win [wɪn] | won [wʌn] | won [wʌn] | побеждать |
| write [raɪt] | wrote [rəut] | written ['ritn] | писать |
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