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Learn how to use the past simple to talk about the past, and do the exercises to practise using it.
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Regular past simple forms are formed by adding - ed to the infinitive of the verb. start → started. kill → killed. jump → jumped. That seems easy! Yes, but there are some spelling rules. If a verb ends in - e, you add - d. agree → agreed. like → liked. escape → escaped.
22 sie 2023 · Learn how to form and use the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs, and how to distinguish it from the present perfect and past perfect. Find examples, exercises, and tips for avoiding common mistakes.
28 mar 2023 · Forming verbs into the simple past tense. For regular verbs, add –ed to the root form of the verb (or just –d if the root form ends in an e): Play→Played. Type→Typed. Listen→Listened. Push→Pushed. Love→Loved. For irregular verbs, things get more complicated. The simple past tense of some irregular verbs looks exactly like the root form: Put→Put.
Choose the correct past simple forms to complete the sentences below. 1 We to Vancouver on holiday. 2 by plane? 3 Jack with us. 4 The car suddenly . 5 When she arrived he at home. 6 The police the robber. 7 I a black shirt for the gala. 8 The meeting well. 9 Manchester United the final. 10 How much for the car? Exercises: 1 2 3.
Easy explanations and examples about how to make the past simple (or simple past) tense in English with lots of exercises and quizzes.
Simple Past (Past Simple) The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.