(Exception is To Be and Modal Verbs such as Can) This is for regular AND irregular verbs in English. We use didn't (did not) to make a negative sentence in the past tense. We recommend reading our guide about the pronunciation of –ED at the end of words. Note: There are three different ways of pronouncing the –ed at the end of a verb in the past tense. Examples of sentences using regular verbs in the past tense There are some exceptions with a slight change in spelling which you can see here: To change a regular verb into its past tense form, we normally add –ED to the end of the verb.
In this case we just needed to learn the one word wanted which can be used for all subjects (or people). So you just have to learn one word to be able to use it in the past tense. Wanted is used as the past tense for all subjects/pronouns. where you change the verb ending for every subject.įor example: The past tense of the verb want is wanted. This is totally different from other languages such as Spanish, French, Italian etc. (The exception is the Past tense of To Be, which has two forms: was and were) The main rule is that for every verb in English, there is only one form of it in the past tense.
