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How to Make Simple Past Tense
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

- You can use the simple past tense for actions that started and ended in the past or
actions that happened at a specific point in time
- You can can use it for actions that repeated in the past (along with a frequency indicator.)

Regular Verbs:
Format: verb + ed

Talk

Irregular Verbs:
There is no rule.

Eat

Making Information Questions

[Wh-question] + did/didn't + [details, verb in present tense]?

Where did you go last night?

Why didn't you take a vacation this year?
How did you find your current job?

Making Yes/No Questions

Did/Didn't + [details, verb in present tense]

Did you see that?

Didn't you get a new car last month?

Quizzes!
I _____ to the beach last week.
He ______ English every day last month.
When I ____ a kid, I _____ video games.
We _____ pizza almost every day when we ____ in college.
One time, I nearly _____ my car off a cliff!
How ____ your summer vacation?
_____ you _____ that band in concert last week?

Answers!

went
spoke

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was, played
ate, were
drove
was
Have, seen

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