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Simple Past

The document discusses the simple past tense in English including its affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It provides examples of regular and irregular verb conjugations in the simple past as well as examples of its common uses including describing completed past actions and habits.

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Simple Past

The document discusses the simple past tense in English including its affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It provides examples of regular and irregular verb conjugations in the simple past as well as examples of its common uses including describing completed past actions and habits.

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Simple past

Simple Past (Regular/Irregular verbs)

Affirmative:
I/You/He/etc. walked.
Negative:
I/You/He/etc. didn't walk.
Interrogative:
Did I/you/he/etc. walk?
Short answers:
Yes, I/you/he/etc. did.
No, I/you/he/etc. didn't.

Spelling:

Simple Past affirmative of regular verbs

• We add -d to verbs ending in -e. I live → I lived


With verbs ending in a consonant + y, we drop the -y and add -
ied. I try → I tried With verbs ending in a vowel + y, we add -ed. /
play → I played

• With verbs ending in one vowel between two consonants, we


double the last consonant and add -ed. I drop → I dropped

Irregular verbs

For the simple past form of irregular verbs consult the Irregular
Verbs section.
Use

We use the simple past:

• for an action which happened at a definite time in the past. The


time is stated, already known, or implied
Bob bought a new car last month. (The time is stated.)

• for actions which happened immediately one after the other in


the past.
First he took a shower and then he went to bed.

• for past habits or states which are now finished. In such cases
we can also use the expression used to.

My grandmother read/used to read bedtime stories to me


when / was younger. (past habit)
Time expressions used with simple past:
yesterday, yesterday morning/evening etc., last night/week etc.,
two weeks/a month ago, in 1984, etc.

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