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Past Simple Tense Guide

The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. It is formed using regular verbs with the "-ed" suffix, and irregular verbs take their unique past form. Negative sentences use "did not" and interrogative sentences place "did" before the subject. Spelling rules apply for verbs ending in consonants, vowels, "y", and doubling the final consonant before adding "-ed". The past simple can describe a single action, list a series of actions, describe duration or habit in the past, and refer to past facts or someone who has died. It is used with time adverbs like "yesterday" and "last year".

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Past Simple Tense Guide

The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. It is formed using regular verbs with the "-ed" suffix, and irregular verbs take their unique past form. Negative sentences use "did not" and interrogative sentences place "did" before the subject. Spelling rules apply for verbs ending in consonants, vowels, "y", and doubling the final consonant before adding "-ed". The past simple can describe a single action, list a series of actions, describe duration or habit in the past, and refer to past facts or someone who has died. It is used with time adverbs like "yesterday" and "last year".

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Past simple

Formation, usage, examples


Formation:

Affirmative is formed with verb + ‘ed’ suffix. But this is for regular verbs.
In case we have irregular verb we need to use its simple past form/ second form of the verb.
 I traveled to japan last year.
 I saw the movie premier last night
Negative sentences are formed with the auxiliary verb ‘did’ (‘do’ conjugated in the simple past)
and the particle ‘not’. We insert the particle between the auxiliary verb and the main verb,
which stands in the base form.
 My friend did not call me yesterday
 I didn’t wash my car
Interrogative is formed with auxiliary verb ‘did’ which stands before the subject, and is followed
by the verb in its base form.
 Did you do your homework?
 Did she make the breakfast for us?
Spelling rules
If the verb already ends with –e we only add –d
• type-- typed
• bake– baked
If the verb ends in –y and -y is preceded by a consonant,  –y changes into –i and the suffix –
ed is added [y   i+ed]​
•  cry - cried
But if the verb ends in –y and –y is preceded by a vowel, only the suffix –ed is added to the
verb ​
•  play – played
if the verb end in consonant and is preceded by the vowel the last consonant is daubled
• Stop – stopped
• Plan-planned
usage
The past simple specifically talks about the completed action in the past.
• Se went to the market
• I watched the new Netflix film

We use the simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past
• I finished studying, went outside and found the place to relax

The simple past can be used with a duration which started and stoped in the past
• I lived in London for 3 years

The simple past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past.
• She played the piano in her childhood

can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true
refers to someone who has died
• Galaktion Tabidze wrote a lot of poems

adverbs of time and frequency


• Yesterday
• Last week/month/year
• Ago
• How long ago
• Then
• When
• In 1989

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