Simple Past Tense

Simple Past

Tense

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Definiton

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the simple past tense is "the form of a verb used to describe an action that happened before the present time and is no longer happening. It is usually made by adding "-ed"

Structures

Positive Form: Subject + Verb (the second form of the verb)Negative Form: Subject + Did not + Verb (its first form) Question Form: Did + Subject + Verb (its first form)

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Uses/Structure(+, -, ?, Answers)

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Is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of action can be in the recent past or the distant past, and action duration is not important.

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Spelling Rules/Time Expressions/Keywords

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Spelling rules to convert verbs from present to past

1. If a verb ends in -e you add -dEx. expire - expired

2. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed Ex. stop - stopped

3. If a verb ends in a consonant and -y you take off the y and add -edEx. marry - married / apply - applied

4. If the word ends in a vowel and -y you add -edEx. stay - stayed

*It's important to know that these rules only apply to Regular Verbs

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it is associated wiith certain past time expressions

Frequency: often, sometimes, always.Ex. I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.

A definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday...Ex. We saw a good film last week.

An indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago.Ex. People lived in caves a long time ago.

Instead of using the auxiliary "did" like all the verbs, the verb to be is conjugated like was, and can be used without the auxiliary "did", also negative and interrogative.Ex. They weren't in Mexico City last week.

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Examples(+, -, ?, Answers)

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examples

Positive (+)

1. Lisa was in the supermarket yesterday.2. My mother bought a dress for me. 3. Last year, I travelled to France.

Negative (-)

1. They weren't in Rio last summer.2. We didn't do our exercises this morning. 3. She didn't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower.

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Interrogative (?)

1. Did she study Spanish in college?2. Did we visit our grandparents on the holidays? 3. Did he buy a new car last month?

Answers

1. Yes, she studied Spanish in college.2. Yes, we did (short answer) 3. No, he didn't (short answer)

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