SIMPLE PAST TENSE It is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto.
Suj + + - ? Verb + -ed ( Regular) Verb 2 nd column (Irregular) ♦ Monosyllabic ending in 1 vowel+1 conson, double conson Stop—stopped ♦ 2 syllables.