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    1) The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, such as visiting a place last week or a series of completed past actions. 2) It can also be used together with the past continuous tense to describe an action that was interrupted by another past action, such as playing cards being interrupted by the telephone ringing. 3) The simple past is formed by adding "-ed" to regular verbs and using the second column of irregular verbs, and includes examples of affirmative and negative sentences and questions using the simple past tense.

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    1) The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, such as visiting a place last week or a series of completed past actions. 2) It can also be used together with the past continuous tense to describe an action that was interrupted by another past action, such as playing cards being interrupted by the telephone ringing. 3) The simple past is formed by adding "-ed" to regular verbs and using the second column of irregular verbs, and includes examples of affirmative and negative sentences and questions using the simple past tense.

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    1) The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, such as visiting a place last week or a series of completed past actions. 2) It can also be used together with the past continuous tense to describe an action that was interrupted by another past action, such as playing cards being interrupted by the telephone ringing. 3) The simple past is formed by adding "-ed" to regular verbs and using the second column of irregular verbs, and includes examples of affirmative and negative sentences and questions using the simple past tense.

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    Simple Past Use 1) action finished in the past I visited Berlin last week.

    2) series of completed actions in the past First I got up, then I had breakfast 3) together with the Past Continuous - The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past. They were playing cards when the telephone rang. Signal words yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002 Form - with regular verbs: infinitive + -ed - with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs Examples Affirmative sentences: regular verbs irregular verbs I played football. I went to the cinema. We visited Alaska last year. We were in Rome yesterday. Negative sentences: You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do) for negations. I played football. I didn't play football. He didn't play football. Questions: Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do). Did you play football?

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