ESL Past Simple Tense

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What is the Past Simple Tense?

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The Past Simple Tense is used to describe actions that happened and were completed in the past.

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How do you form the Past Simple Tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form of the verb (e.g., 'play' becomes 'played').

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What is the Past Simple form of 'go'?

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The Past Simple form of 'go' is 'went'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'have'?

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The Past Simple form of 'have' is 'had'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'be'?

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The Past Simple forms of 'be' are 'was' and 'were'.

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What is an example of a sentence using the Past Simple Tense?

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I visited my grandmother last weekend.

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What are irregular verbs?

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Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding '-ed' in the Past Simple Tense.

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Give an example of an irregular verb in the Past Simple Tense.

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The Past Simple form of 'eat' is 'ate'.

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What is the negative form of the Past Simple Tense?

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To make a negative sentence in the Past Simple Tense, use 'did not' + base form of the verb (e.g., 'I did not play').

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How do you ask a question in the Past Simple Tense?

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To ask a question in the Past Simple Tense, use 'Did' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'Did you play?').