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    Simple past – affirmative statements


    Function

    We use the simple past to talk about states, events, actions, experiences in the past.

    Form

    To form the simple past:

    with most verbs add -ed, e.g. answer – answered, listen – listened, walk – walked, want – wanted
    with verbs ending in -e, add -d, e.g. prepare – prepared, like – liked, loved – loved
    with verbs ending in consonant -y, change the -y to -i and add -ed, e.g. study – studied, try – tried
    with one-syllable verbs ending in vowel-single consonant, double the consonant and add -ed, e.g.
    stop – stopped, plan – planned
    with two-syllable verbs ending in a vowel-single consonant, if the stress is on the last syllable, double
    the consonant and add -ed, e.g. refer – referred. But: offer – offered, travel – traveled

    Irregular past forms: e.g. go – went, eat – ate, be – was/were …

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