Past Simple

Past Simple

What is the Past Simple?

We use it to talk about actions that started and finished in the past

Form

We add "ed" at the end of a regular verb.

examples: I played football.

We ate lots of cake!

She didn’t watch a film.

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Multiple Choice

I______ my mom last day

• help

• helped

Multiple Choice

My sister ______ her car last morning

• washed

• washes

• wash

Multiple Choice

My dog ______ all the night

• barks

• bark

• barked

Multiple Choice

I ________ my room yesterday

• cleaned

• clean

• cleaning

Questions

We use did to make questions with the past simple:

Did she play tennis when she was younger?

Did you live abroad?

When did you meet your wife?

Where did you go for your holidays?

Form:

Did + subject + verb infinitive + complement +?

Did you watch tv?

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Negatives

We use didn't (did not) to make negatives with the past simple:

They didn't go to Spain this year.

We didn't get home until very late last night.

I didn't see you yesterday. 

Form

Subject + did not / didn't + verb inf. + complement

I didn't wash my face

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