Simple past
Le passé simple (simple past) des verbes réguliers a la même forme, à toutes les personnes, que le participe passé (voir ci-dessus).
La forme du simple past des verbes irréguliers est à apprendre par cœur.
to eat, ate
to think, thought
to set, set
La liste complète des verbes irréguliers est disponible dans le Wiktionary.
To play To think
I played I thought
You played You thought
He, she, it played He, she, it thought
We played We thought
You played You thought
They played They thought
Forme négative : I did not play/think (forme contractée : I didn't play/think)