Past Simple

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Introduction: What is the Past Simple?

The past simple tense is used to describe actions or states that were completed at a specific point in the past. Example: "I visited my friend yesterday."

How to identify the past simple?

Regular verbs in the past simple in English are created by adding the ending -ed to the base form of the verb in the infinitive. If the root form already ends in "e", we just add -d. Verbs in English in the past simple do not change depending on the subject, but always remain the same.

1. Verbs ending in a consoant:

• Work - Worked
• Play - Played
• Call - Called

2. Verbs ending in "e":

• Live - Lived
• Love - Loved
• Like - Liked

Rules for Using the Past Simple

Completed Actions in the Past: Use the past simple to talk about actions that started and finished at a particular time. Example: "She visited her grandmother last weekend."

Afirmative, negative and interrogative forms/structure

Affirmative Form Structure: Subject + Verb (past form) + complement Example: I walked to the store.

Negative Form Structure: Subject + did + not + main verb + complement Example: I did not (didn’t) walk to the store.

Interrogative Form Structure: Did + subject + main verb + complement Example: Did you walk to the store?

Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs do not have a formation pattern. They do not follow the rules indicated above as they have their own shape.

Summary

In summary, the past simple is used to describe completed actions, sequences, habits, and states in the past.

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