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What is the Simple Past tense?

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The Simple Past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. For example, 'I walked to the store.'

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. For example, 'I was walking to the store.'

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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. For example, 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense is formed using 'was/were' + the verb ending in '-ing.' For example, 'was playing.'

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When do we use the Simple Past tense?

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We use the Simple Past tense for actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

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When do we use the Past Continuous tense?

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We use the Past Continuous tense to describe actions that were in progress at a certain time in the past.

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

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The structure is 'subject + did not + base form of the verb.' For example, 'I did not go.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in the Past Continuous tense?

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The structure is 'subject + was/were not + verb-ing.' For example, 'I was not going.'

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Identify the past tense form of 'to go'.

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The past tense form of 'to go' is 'went.'

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Identify the past tense form of 'to eat'.

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The past tense form of 'to eat' is 'ate.'