Simple Past Tense - ESL

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense is used to describe actions that happened and were completed in the past.

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How do you change a present tense verb to past tense?

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You usually add -ed to regular verbs (e.g., walk -> walked). Irregular verbs change in different ways (e.g., go -> went).

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What is the past tense of 'to be' for 'I'?

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The past tense of 'to be' for 'I' is 'was'.

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What is the past tense of 'to be' for 'you'?

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The past tense of 'to be' for 'you' is 'were'.

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How do you make a negative sentence in the past tense?

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Use 'did not' + base form of the verb (e.g., I did not go).

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What is the past tense of 'go'?

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The past tense of 'go' is 'went'.

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What is the past tense of 'eat'?

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The past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'.

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How do you change a positive sentence to a negative in the past tense?

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Add 'did not' before the base verb (e.g., I visited -> I did not visit).

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What is the past tense of 'play'?

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The past tense of 'play' is 'played'.

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What is the past tense of 'see'?

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The past tense of 'see' is 'saw'.