1 Find the past simple forms in the text on page 106 and complete the table. Then
complete the rules.
Past simple
Regular
help
want
follow
ask
die
climb
love
Irregular
grow
become
spread
take
leave
cut
be
O RULES
For regular verbs we add or-ed.
For irregular verbs all the endings are the
same different

Regular :

help  — helped

want  — wanted

follow  — followed

ask  — asked

die  — died

climb  — climbed

love  — loved

Irregular :

grow  — grew

become  — became

spread  — spread

take  — took

leave  — left

cut  — cut

be — was/were

Rules:

For regular verbs we add -d or-ed.

For irregular verbs all the endings are different.