Past Simple Vs Past Perfect 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. Example: 'I walked to the store.'

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What is the Past Perfect tense?

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The Past Perfect tense is used to describe actions that were completed before another action in the past. Example: 'I had walked to the store before it started raining.'

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When do we use the Past Simple tense?

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We use the Past Simple tense for actions that happened at a specific time in the past. Example: 'She visited her grandmother last week.'

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When do we use the Past Perfect tense?

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We use the Past Perfect tense to show that one past action occurred before another past action. Example: 'He had finished his homework before dinner.'

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

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For regular verbs, the Past Simple tense is formed by adding -ed to the base form. Example: 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the Past Perfect tense?

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The Past Perfect tense is formed using 'had' + past participle of the verb. Example: 'had eaten.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in Past Simple?

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The structure is 'subject + did not + base form of the verb.' Example: 'I did not go to the party.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in Past Perfect?

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The structure is 'subject + had not + past participle.' Example: 'I had not seen the movie.'

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What is the question form of Past Simple?

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The question form is 'Did + subject + base form of the verb?' Example: 'Did you see the game?'.

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What is the question form of Past Perfect?

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The question form is 'Had + subject + past participle?' Example: 'Had you finished your work?'.