Understanding Simple Past Tense

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Simple Past Tense

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Describes actions completed in the past.

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Regular Verb Example

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Walked (from "walk")

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Irregular Verb Example

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Went (from "go")

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Affirmative Sentence

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She visited the museum.

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Negative Sentence

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He did not play soccer.

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Question Form

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Did you see the movie?

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Regular Verb Rule

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Add -ed to the base form.

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Irregular Verb Rule

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No fixed rule; memorize forms.

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Time Expression

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Yesterday, last week, in 2010

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Example with "be"

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They were happy.