Simple Past Tense

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense is a verb tense used to describe actions that were completed in the past.

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How do you form the simple past 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 simple past tense of 'go'?

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

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What is the simple past tense of 'swim'?

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The simple past tense of 'swim' is 'swam'.

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What is the simple past tense of 'write'?

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The simple past tense of 'write' is 'wrote'.

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What is the simple past tense of 'be'?

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The simple past tense of 'be' is 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects.

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What is the simple past tense of 'have'?

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The simple past tense of 'have' is 'had'.

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When do we use the simple past tense?

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We use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

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What are some signal words for the simple past tense?

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Signal words include 'yesterday', 'last week', 'in 2010', 'ago', etc.

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What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense?

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Regular verbs form the past tense by adding '-ed', while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms.