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Verb Tenses: SIMPLE PAST

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Created on January 17, 2023

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Verb Tenses

Simple Past

What did you do last weekend?

Simple Past

We use it for finished actions in the past.

You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, like the way someone felt about something at a specific point in the past. (Verb "be")

Regular Verbs

For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb Play- playedListen - listenedUse - used Visit- visited

Negative

S + did not + V (Simple Form)

S + be not

Negative

S + did not + V (Simple Form)

S + be not

Questions

-(Wh-word) Did + S + V (S.F.)?-Yes, I did .-No, I did not.

Signal Words

-Yesterday - This morning - in 2010 -Last night - Last month - A week ago - Three years ago

Verb "be"

Verb "have"

Negative

S + be not

Questions

(Wh-word) Be + S

Other Irregular Verbs

Some irregular verbs looks exactly like the base form.Set -setPut- putOther irregular verbs have more changes. Say - saidLeave - left

If you want to learn irregular verbs, you need to practice, practice, practice.

Thank you!