THE SIMPLE PAST - introduction

→THE SIMPLE PAST

It is a tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

→How to formulate the simple past in positive

 We form the Simple Past:

o    with regular verbs: infinitive + -ed

o    with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs

We form the Simple Past:

o    With was and were: I was tired, you were lucky

→How to formulate the simple past in negative

Simple Past Tense – Negative  was not (wasn’t) were not (weren’t)

Subject + was/were + not + …

o   You were not (weren’t)  lucky.

o   She was not (wasn’t ) lucky.

Simple Past Tense  with verb irregular or regular

Subject + did not + V1 + …

o   We did not (didn’t) go to school.

→How to formulate the simple past for questions

Simple Past Tense – Question

Was/Were + Subject + …?                 
Were you lucky?

Did + Subject + V1 + …?

Did we go to school?

When we have to use simple past

If you have doubts, you can watch this video:

Table of the most common irregular verbs

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To work regular verbs in past, you can check this video 

Take this short Quiz to check your    

understanding (click here)