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PAST S IMPLE TENSE. We use the past simple to describe a finished event at a specific time in the past. WHEN? Last year Last week Last month YESTERDAY …AGO in 1978. use. Past simple verbs can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs end – d or – ed .
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We use the past simple to describe a finished event at a specific time in the past. WHEN? • Last year • Last week • Last month • YESTERDAY • …AGO • in 1978 use
Past simple verbs can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs end –d or –ed. Irregular verbs have irregular past forms (V2) affirmative
I helped/went wehelped/went You helped/went youhelped/went He helped/went theyhelped/went She helped/went It helped/went V1+ED/V2
We form questions with regular and irregular verbs in the past simple with did+ infinitive(V1). interrogative
Did I help/go? Did we help/go? Did you help/go? Did you help/go? Did he help/go? Did they help/go? Did she help/go? Did it help/go? did V1 ?
We form the negative form of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple with didn’t +infinitive (V1). negative
I did not help/go we did nothelp/go You did not help/go you did not help/go He did not help/go they did not help/go She did not help/go It did not help/go did not v1