The Past Simple

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the past simple

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Uses of the Simple Past Tense

1) Expressing Completed Actions Example: "I visited my grandparents last weekend." 2) Talking about Past Habits or Routines Example: "I used to play soccer every Saturday." 3) Narrating Past Events Example: "Once upon a time, there was a brave knight." 4) Describing Past States or Conditions Example: "She was tired after a long day at work."

The simple past tense can be formed in two main ways, depending on whether the verb is regular or irregular.

Structure

Irregular verbs

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs have unique forms for the simple past tense that must be memorized individually. Here are some examples: Go → Went Eat → Ate Drink → Drank Example: He drank a bottle of water.

For regular verbs, we add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. Let's take a look at some examples: Stop → Stopped Cook → Cooked Dance → Danced Example: He cooked a salad for lunch yesterday.

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List of irregular verbs

Negative form

To form a negative sentence in the simple past tense, we use the auxiliary verb "did" and add the word "not" before the main verb. Here's the structure: Subject + did not (didn't) + base form of the main verb For example: She didn't go to the party. She didn't watch the movie.

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Interrogative Form

To form an interrogative sentence in the simple past tense, we use the auxiliary verb "did" before the subject. Here's the structure: Did + Subject + base form of the main verb? For example: Did you go to the party? Did you take your vitamins?

Past Time Expressions

Yesterday: Example: "I went to the park yesterday." Last (day/week/month/year): Example: "She traveled to Paris last summer." In (year/decade/century): Example: "I was born in 2005" (A week/two days/a year) ago: Example: "She got married a year ago"

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INTERESTING VIDEOS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER

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Interesting links to practice the Past Simple

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html https://www.britishcouncil.es/blog/pasado-simple-ingles https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-simple-form-use/ https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar/past-simple.htm

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