We use the Simple Past tense when discussing finished time (yesterday, last year, in 1999 etc).
Only the verb to be needs to be changed in the third person. Regular verbs add -ed to the end. Irregular verbs have to be learnt
| I/he/she/it/ | was |
did |
had |
worked |
read |
liked |
ate |
drank |
| we/you/they | were |
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Yesterday Mr Bean woke up at 6.00 am. | |
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He got up at 6.15 am, | |
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and went to the bathroom. | |
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He had a shower, | |
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then he had a shave and brushed his teeth. | |
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He ate breakfast at about 7.00 am. |
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After breakfast he read the newspaper. | |
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At 7.30 am he went to work. | |
Words ending in -e / -d: for example like > liked - hike > hiked
Words ending in -y:-
-y becomes -ied : For example worry > worried - cry > cried
First rule: There are no rules!
be > was/were
do > did
have > had
go > went
