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Past Verb Tense
Past Simple Verb Tense Structure
Regular Verbs - add -d or -ed to the end of the verb
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English Grammar
Past Verb Tense
Past Simple Verb Tense Structure
Past Simple Verb Tense Structure
Positive Statements
Subject + Main Verb + _________.
There are 2 kinds of main verbs that are used in the past simple tense:
Past Simple Tense | |||
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Subject | Base Verb + -d or -ed | ||
I | walked | to the store yesterday. | |
We | played | football last night. | |
They | played | football last night. |
Irregular Verbs - use V2/Past Simple Tense (see irregular verb chart.) | |||
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Subject | Main Verb V2/Past Simple Tense |
||
I | ate | dinner already. | |
We | came | home early last night. | |
The girls | studied | till late last night. |
Negative Statements
Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Not + Main Verb + _________.
- The auxiliary verb "did" is added after the subject
- "not" is added between the auxiliary verb "did" and the main verb
- the main verb stays in the base form
Negative Statements | ||||
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Subject | Auxiliary Verbs Did |
Not | Main Verb | |
The girls | did | not | go | to school today. |
They | did | not | speak | to the teacher after class. |
My brothers | did | not | learn | English in school. |
Questions
Auxiliary Verb Did + Subject + Main Verb + _________.
Questions the auxiliary verb "did" comes before the subject
- the main verb stays in the base form
Questions | |||
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Auxiliary Verbs Did |
Subject | Main Verb | |
Did | your sisters | do | their homework? |
Did | you | speak | to your boss? |
Did | we | pay | the electric bill? |
Past Simple Tense
Past Simple Tense & Present Perfect Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Simple Tense & Present Perfect Tense
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