### Past Simple: Regular Verbs

#### Exercise 1
Put the regular verbs in the correct category.

- fail
- wait
- stay
- cry
- like
- stop
- enjoy
- care
- label
- agree
- bury
- use
- marry
- jog
- explain
- clap
- hop
- prefer

-d only
- lived

-ed only
- cleaned

-ied
- studied

double consonant + -ed
- shopped

#### Exercise 2
Complete the story with the verbs in brackets.

A young man aged 13 __robbed__ the Simpson Bank in Motown yesterday night. He __used__ his father's red BMW to travel. He __carried__ his toy gun and __put__ the money in his sister's school bag. The young man __ran__ through the garden, __trying__ to chase him. The young __hurried__ to his grandma's garden to hide the money there. When he __entered__, he could see a policeman. The policeman __caught__ the bag with the money. Suddenly, he could hear his telephone.

"Bob, are you still asleep?"

"Oh, mum. I had a terrible dream!"



Answer :

Final answer:

Regular verbs follow patterns when changing from present to past tense by adding -ed or -d.


Explanation:

Regular Verbs


Verbs indicate actions or states of being in the past, present, or future using tenses. Regular verbs follow regular patterns when shifting from the present to past tense. For example, to form a past-tense or past-participle verb form, add -ed or -d to the end of a verb. You can avoid mistakes by understanding this basic pattern.


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