The Simple Past Tense

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The Simple Past Tense
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The simple past tense is used to talk about
actions that happened at a specific time in the
past. You state when it happened using a time
adverb (yesterday, etc.)
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You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed
onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular
verb forms have to be learned.
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To beStatements To beStatements-
I was. I wasn't.
He was. He wasn't.
She was. She wasn't.
It was. It wasn't.
You were. You weren't.
We were. We weren't.
They were. They weren't.
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Regular Verb (to work) Statements Regular Verb (to work) Statements-
I worked. I didn't work. I did not work
He worked. He didn't work. I did not work
She worked. She didn't work. I did not work
It worked. It didn't work. I did not work
You worked. You didn't work. I did not work
We worked. We didn't work. I did not work
They worked. They didn't work. I did not work
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Simple past timeline
For example "Last year, I took my exams." "I
got married in 1992."
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Some verbs change when we add the ED TO THE
VERB. Play ed played (we keep
the ..y ) Cry
ed cried (drop the..y..and add
ied) The rest of the verbs ed
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