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The Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Formation of Regular Verbs
Add -ed to the base form of the verb.
- walk → walked
- play → played
- study → studied (y→i)
- stop → stopped (double consonant)
Irregular Verbs
| Base | Past | Base | Past |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | have | had |
| see | saw | do | did |
| eat | ate | make | made |
| buy | bought | take | took |
| read | read | write | wrote |
Negative Form
Subject + did not (didn’t) + base verb: I did not go to school yesterday.
Question Form
Did + subject + base verb: Did you see the film?
Exercices
- Write the past: go → ____, buy → ____, play → ____, study → ____.
- Complete: Yesterday, I ____ (visit) my grandmother. She ____ (make) a cake.
Learn more: Past Simple vs Past Continuous and Simple Past: Regular and Irregular.