WHAT IS THE PAST SIMPLE?
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The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.
There are some cases that have context expressions, which will help you explain when the events occurred. These can go at the beginning or at the end and will make the idea clearer.
HOW TO FORMULATE THE SIMPLE PAST?...
Within the simple past we find two types of verbs which are regular and irregular and these are used to form the past in English.
REGULAR VERBS:
A regular verb is a verb that follows a predictable pattern when switching between tenses. In English, you can usually form the past tense of a regular verb simply by adding the suffix “-ed” or “-d” to the end of the verb. This applies to both the simple past tense and the past participle.
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IRREGULAR VERBS:
Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the normal patterns for tense and past participle. While most English regular verbs use the ending “-ed” for the past tense and participle forms, irregular verbs each have their own unique tense forms and past participles.
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PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS
We use "did" to make questions with the past simple:
Did she play tennis when she was younger?
Did you live abroad?
When did you meet your wife?
Where did you go for your holidays?
PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE
We use didn't (did not) to make negatives with the past simple:
They didn't go to Spain this year.
We didn't get home until very late last night.
I didn't see you yesterday.
WELL DONE!
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