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The Simple Past Tense. The Simple Past Tense is used:To express an action wholly completed in the past?????? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ??????.Ex. I performed Isha (evening) prayers last evening. I went to Riyadh last weekend. Fayez arrived at our house yesterday.. Simple Pa
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1. English Grammar Made EasyThe Simple Past Tense By
Dr. Khalid M. Bahaa El-Din
2. The Simple Past Tense The Simple Past Tense is used:
To express an action wholly completed in the past
?????? ?????? ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ??????.
Ex. I performed Isha (evening) prayers last evening.
I went to Riyadh last weekend.
Fayez arrived at our house yesterday.
3. Simple Past Tense A verb is turned into past by adding (d or ed) at the end of the infinitive
????? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? (d or ed) ??? ????? ??????
Ex. He arrive(d) yesterday.
She cook(ed) food last night.
There are some irregular verbs
???? ??? ??????? ?????? ??? ?????
Ex. I (write) wrote a letter last week.
I (buy) bought a car last year
I (read) read a book yesterday
Sell- sold , drive-drove, go-went, meet-met, give-gave, get-got
Take-took, forget-forgot, come-came
4. The Simple Past Tense The Simple Past Tense is usual with words or phrases that are time indicators:
???? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????
Yesterday, last, ago, in the past, in 1973
Ex.
We played football yesterday.
I visited my family last week.
I was in England a year ago.
In the past, man used horses for traveling
In 1973, Arabs defeated Israel.
In 2006, Lebanon defeated Israel.
5. Verb to be Present Past Past Participle
I am was
He
She is was been
It
We
You are were
They
I have been to England two times.
He is always busy.
6. Past Simple Tense I (study) English yesterday.
I studied English yesterday.
He (go) to school everyday.
He goes to school everyday.
She (buy) fruits last week.
She bought fruits last week.
In 2007, I (get) my PhD.
In 2007, I got my PhD.