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The Past Simple
The Past Simple
I am going to show you how the form a past simple and when to use a past simple.
But before we get started it's good to know that in the English language we have Regular and
irregular verbs, and it is advisable that you study the most commonly use irregular verbs.
Look at these sentences. I walked to school yesterday. He paid for dinner last week.
Both these sentences are in the past simple tense.
For the regular verbs we simply use the infinite form of the verb and add '-ed'.
Examples:
For example
Now let's have a look at the irregular verbs, all irregular verbs have a unique past simple form.
For the past simple in negations, regular and irregular we also use the past simple tense of the
auxiliary verb 'to do', which is did and we add 'not' to it, contracting it into 'didn't' + the infinitive form
of the verb.
For example:
Yesterday, this morning, or in 2009, etc..