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 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 'to laugh'?

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The Past Simple form of 'to laugh' is 'laughed'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'to ask'?

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The Past Simple form of 'to ask' is 'asked'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'to write'?

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The Past Simple form of 'to write' is 'wrote'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'to study'?

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The Past Simple form of 'to study' is 'studied'.

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What is the Past Simple form of 'to play'?

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The Past Simple form of 'to play' is 'played'.

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What are irregular verbs?

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Irregular verbs do not follow the regular pattern of adding '-ed' to form the past tense (e.g., 'go' becomes 'went').

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Give 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 is the negative form of the Past Simple Tense?

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