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    The document discusses the past simple tense in Latvian, also known as the preterite. It explains that the past simple tense is used to describe completed actions that occurred during a specific time period in the past. It provides examples of regular verbs formed by adding "-ed" and irregular verb forms. It demonstrates affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using the past simple tense along with sample responses to questions.

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    Past Simple -Vienkāršā pagātne Past Simple -Vienkāršā pagātne

    (pabeigta darbība pabeigta laika periodā) (pabeigta darbība pabeigta laika periodā)
    yesterday, the day before yesterday, yesterday, the day before yesterday,
    yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning,
    last night/ week/ month/ year, in 1976, last night/ week/ month/ year, in 1976,
    two months ago/ three years ago two months ago/ three years ago
    Regular verbs Irregular verbs Regular verbs Irregular verbs
    kārtnie darb. vārdi nekārtnie darb. vārdi kārtnie darb. vārdi nekārtnie darb. vārdi
    + add -ed II form (learn!) + add -ed II form (learn!)
    I watched TV. (watch) I had a lesson. (have) I watched TV. (watch) I had a lesson. (have)
    He played. (play) He went to Paris. (go) He played. (play) He went to Paris. (go)
    She danced. (dance) She bought a doll. (buy) She danced. (dance) She bought a doll. (buy)
    They studied. (study) They saw a dog. (see) They studied. (study) They saw a dog. (see)
    We planned. (plan) We came home. (come) We planned. (plan) We came home. (come)
    - didn’t (did not ) - didn’t (did not )
    I didn’t watch TV. I didn’t have a lesson. I didn’t watch TV. I didn’t have a lesson.
    He didn’t play. He didn’t go to Paris. He didn’t play. He didn’t go to Paris.
    ? Did…? ? Did…?
    Did you watch TV? Did he go to Paris? Did you watch TV? Did he go to Paris?
    Yes, I did. Yes, he did. Yes, I did. Yes, he did.
    No, I didn’t. No, he didn’t. No, I didn’t. No, he didn’t.
    What did you watch? Where did he go? What did you watch? Where did he go?
    I watched TV. He went to Paris. I watched TV. He went to Paris.

    Past Simple -Vienkāršā pagātne Past Simple -Vienkāršā pagātne


    (pabeigta darbība pabeigta laika periodā) (pabeigta darbība pabeigta laika periodā)
    yesterday, the day before yesterday, yesterday, the day before yesterday,
    yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning,
    last night/ week/ month/ year, in 1976, last night/ week/ month/ year, in 1976,
    two months ago/ three years ago two months ago/ three years ago
    Regular verbs Irregular verbs Regular verbs Irregular verbs
    kārtnie darb. vārdi nekārtnie darb. vārdi kārtnie darb. vārdi nekārtnie darb. vārdi
    + add -ed II form (learn!) + add -ed II form (learn!)
    I watched TV. (watch) I had a lesson. (have) I watched TV. (watch) I had a lesson. (have)
    He played. (play) He went to Paris. (go) He played. (play) He went to Paris. (go)
    She danced. (dance) She bought a doll. (buy) She danced. (dance) She bought a doll. (buy)
    They studied. (study) They saw a dog. (see) They studied. (study) They saw a dog. (see)
    We planned. (plan) We came home. (come) We planned. (plan) We came home. (come)
    - didn’t (did not ) - didn’t (did not )
    I didn’t watch TV. I didn’t have a lesson. I didn’t watch TV. I didn’t have a lesson.
    He didn’t play. He didn’t go to Paris. He didn’t play. He didn’t go to Paris.
    ? Did…? ? Did…?
    Did you watch TV? Did he go to Paris? Did you watch TV? Did he go to Paris?
    Yes, I did. Yes, he did. Yes, I did. Yes, he did.
    No, I didn’t. No, he didn’t. No, I didn’t. No, he didn’t.
    What did you watch? Where did he go? What did you watch? Where did he go?
    I watched TV. He went to Paris. I watched TV. He went to Paris.

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