Past Simple
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Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
Short answers |
I
You
He
She
wrote
It
We
You
They
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I
You
He
She
didn’t write
It
We
You
They
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I
you
he
Did she
write?
it
we
you
they
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Yes, I did
No,
you didn’t
Yes, he did
No,
she didn’t
Yes, it did
No,
we didn’t
Yes, you did
No,
they didn’t
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Use: We use the past simple
for:
1. Finished actions in a finished time.
2. A sequence of actions in the past.
3. A “short” action that interrupts
a
continuous action.
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Spelling of verb + ed
1.
Normal +ed 3.
...con+vowel+con
Play played stop stopped
Look looked travel travelled
2.
...e + d 4.. consonant + y
dance danced study studied
like liked cry cried
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Time
expressions: Yesterday, the day before yesterday,
last week/ month/ year, ...
... ago: two days ago, ages
ago, three years ago,...
Past expressions: in 1989,
in the 1970s, in the 18th century, ...
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