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Past Simple

This document explains the use of the simple past in English. It describes the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the simple past for regular and irregular verbs. It explains that for regular verbs in affirmative form, "-ed" is added to the root of the verb, while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. It also covers how to form yes/no and wh- questions with the auxiliary "did" and how the simple past is used to describe actions at a moment in the past or a sequence.

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Past Simple

This document explains the use of the simple past in English. It describes the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the simple past for regular and irregular verbs. It explains that for regular verbs in affirmative form, "-ed" is added to the root of the verb, while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. It also covers how to form yes/no and wh- questions with the auxiliary "did" and how the simple past is used to describe actions at a moment in the past or a sequence.

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PAST SIMPLE

1. THE PAST SIMPLE IN AFFIRMATIVE


Many verbs do not end in -ED in the simple past. In this case, we will call them irregular.
I flew to Chicago many years ago
My sister bought a new car in April.
They ate a pizza yesterday.

SENTENCES
Regular verbs
When it comes to regular verbs in affirmative sentences, the simple past is formed by adding
-ED to the root of the verb. This form is valid for all persons.
Subject + verb in the past + complements
I walked to town.
They jumped on the bed.
Irregular verbs
Many verbs do not end in -ED in the simple past. In this case, we will call them irregular.
I flew to Chicago many years ago
My sister bought a new car in April.
They ate a pizza yesterday.

2. THE PAST SIMPLE IN NEGATIVE


SENTENCES
To build the negative form of the simple past, we use for all persons:
did not + root of the verb
Subject + did + not + base of the verb + complements
He did not go to school yesterday.
I didn’t do my homework last night.

3. THE PAST SIMPLE IN YES/NO QUESTIONS


To formulate yes/no questions in the simple past, we use the auxiliary verb did.
all the people followed by the subject and the root of the verb.
Did + subject + root of the verb + complements?
These questions can be answered with a short or long response.
Did you do your homework?
Yes, I did
-Yes, I did my homework / No I didn’t do
my homework

4. THE PAST SIMPLE IN WH-QUESTIONS


To ask questions in the simple past with interrogative particles that do not function as
subject we start the sentence with the corresponding interrogative particle, followed by the
auxiliary, of the subject and the root of the verb.
Wh-word + did + subject + root of the verb + complements?
What did they see at the zoo? They saw penguins.
When did he leave the party? He left the party at 11 o'clock.

5. USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE


The simple past is used for:
Describe an action that occurred at a specific moment in the past.
The boys played basketball yesterday.
2. To recount a sequence of events or actions that occurred one after another.
She ran down the street but there was no one around. She called for help and then
she saw the red car again.

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