SIMPLE PAST

Simple Past

What did you do last weekend?

Simple Past

You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, like the way someone felt about something at a specific point in the past. (Verb "be")

We use it for finished actions in the past.

For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb Play- playedListen - listenedUse - usedVisit- visited

Regular Verbs

S + be not

S + did not + V (Simple Form)

Negative

S + be not

S + did not + V (Simple Form)

Negative

-(Wh-word) Did + S + V (S.F.)?-Yes, I did .-No, I did not.

Questions

-Yesterday- This morning- in 2010-Last night- Last month- A week ago- Three years ago

Signal Words

Verb "have"

Verb "be"

(Wh-word) Be + S

S + be not

Negative

Questions

Some irregular verbs looks exactly like the base form.Set -setPut- putOther irregular verbs have more changes.Say - saidLeave - left

Other Irregular Verbs

If you want to learn irregular verbs, you need to practice, practice, practice.

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