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English Grammar Online: Simple Past (Past Simple)

The document discusses the simple past tense in English grammar. It provides: 1) The form and use of the simple past tense, including for regular and irregular verbs. 2) Examples of how the simple past tense is used to express actions in the past that happened once, several times, or in sequence. 3) Exercises and tests for practicing the simple past tense.

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English Grammar Online: Simple Past (Past Simple)

The document discusses the simple past tense in English grammar. It provides: 1) The form and use of the simple past tense, including for regular and irregular verbs. 2) Examples of how the simple past tense is used to express actions in the past that happened once, several times, or in sequence. 3) Exercises and tests for practicing the simple past tense.

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English Grammar Online


the fun way to learn English!


Dictionary auf Deutsch
(/en/dictionary) (https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simple-past)

Cram Up (/) Cram Up Grammar (/en/cram-up/grammar) Simple


Past
Grammar
(/en/cram-
up/grammar)
Simple Past (Past Simple)
Writing (/en/cram-
up/writing)
R$ 5.990 R$ 5.590 R$ 5.990

Vocabulary
*MAIS FRETE *MAIS FRETE *MAIS FRETE

(/en/cram-
up/vocabulary)
Tests (/en/cram- The simple past expresses an action in the past taking
up/tests) place once, never, several times. It can also be used
for actions taking place one after another or in the
Study Tips
middle of another action.
(/en/cram-
up/learning) Form of Simple Past
Daily English
Positive Negative Question
(/en/cram-up/daily-
no differences I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak?
english)

Read On For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of
irregular verbs (/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-
Countries verbs), 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add ed.
(/en/read-
on/countries) Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ed

Animals/Sports Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example


(/en/read-
after a final e only add d love loved
on/animals)
final consonant after a short, stressed admit
Literature
vowel admitted
(/en/read-
or l as final consonant after a vowel is travel
on/literature)
doubled travelled
Business
final y after a consonant becomes i hurry hurried
Communication
(/en/business-
english/communication)
Grammar
(/en/business-
english/grammar) Use of Simple Past
Business-Info action in the past taking place once, never or several
(/en/business- times
english/infos) Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

Chill Out actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
Games & Riddles
(/en/chill- action in the past taking place in the middle of another
action
out/games)

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E-Cards (/en/chill- Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone


suddenly rang.
out/ecards)
Chat with Egon if sentences type II (If I talked, )
(/en/chill- Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with
out/chat/egon-bot) you.

Take On Signal Words of Simple Past


yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last
Newsletter
Friday
(/en/newsletter)
If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, )
Calendar 2017
(/en/take- Exercises on Simple Past
on/calendar?2017) * Was or Were? (/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-
past/exercises?03)
Teach In * Positive Sentences in Simple Past (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04)
Cultural Studies
* Answer Questions in Simple Past (/en/cram-
(/en/teach- up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?02)
in/cultural-studies) * Negative Sentences in Simple Past (/en/cram-
Lessons up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05)

(/en/teach- * Questions in Simple Past (/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-


past/exercises?06)
in/lessons)
* Questions with Interrogatives in Simple Past (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?07)
* Mixed Exercise in Simple Past (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-past/exercises)
* Pool of exercises (/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises)
* Goldilocks and the three bears: Part 1 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks), Part 2 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks?02), Part 3
(/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks?03)
* Exercise on the text Chicago (/en/read-
on/countries/usa/tour/chicago#exercises)
* Exercise on the text Oxford (/en/read-
on/countries/uk/tour/oxford#exercises)
* Irregular Verbs (/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs)

Tests
* Simple Past: Level 1 (/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-1),
Level 2 (/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-2), Level 3
(/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-3)

Grammar in Texts
* The Canterville Ghost (highlight verbs in simple past)
(/en/read-on/literature/canterville-ghost?
param=part2&mark=simplepast)
* History of Snowboarding (highlight verbs in simple
past) (/en/read-on/animals/snowboarding?
param=&mark=simpa)

Comparison with other Tenses


* Simple Past Past Progressive (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simpas-paspro)
* Simple Past Present Perfect Simple (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simpas-preper)
* Simple Past Past Perfect Simple (/en/cram-
up/grammar/simpas-pasper)

Contact (/en/team-up/imprint) About us (/en/team-up/about)


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