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Mind Map Past Simple

The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions that occurred in the past. It is formed using the past tense form of verbs. For regular verbs, the past tense is formed by adding "-ed" and for irregular verbs the form changes unpredictably. Common time expressions used with the past simple include yesterday, last night, one week ago, in 1990, and when + subject + past tense verb.

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Mind Map Past Simple

The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions that occurred in the past. It is formed using the past tense form of verbs. For regular verbs, the past tense is formed by adding "-ed" and for irregular verbs the form changes unpredictably. Common time expressions used with the past simple include yesterday, last night, one week ago, in 1990, and when + subject + past tense verb.

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  • Introduction to Past Simple
  • Detailed Rules of Past Simple

Definition

Used to talk about a


completed action in a
time before now.
PAST SIMPLE

Affirmative Negative Interrogative


Subject + verb (in past form) + Subject + auxiliary verb (didn’t) + verb Auxiliary verb (Did) + subject + verb
complement (infinitive)+ complement (infinitive) + complement + ?

1. I didn't want to go to the


1. We played tennis every day dentist. Did you go to work yesterday?
in August. 2. He didn't come to my party. Where did she go?
2. I saw a movie yerterday. 3. We didn't sleep well last Why did we have to come?
3. They were at the night.
supermarket this afternoon
PAST SIMPLE

Irregular verbs Regular verbs Time expressions

An irregular verb is a verb that Rules


doesn't follow the regular inflection, Common Past Time
or ending to the word, that's Expressions
expected when putting it into the past If a verb ends in -e, add -d.
Yesterday
tense or past participle. like → liked
the day before yesterday
arrive → arrived
last night
decide → decided
this morning
one week ago
If a verb ends in consonant + - in 1990 (a specific point in the
y, change -y to -i and add -ed. past)
carry → carried when + subject + past tense verb
try → tried (a specific period of time, event, or
study → studied point in the past)

If a verb ends in vowel + -y, add -


ed.*
play → played
stay → stayed
enjoy → enjoyed
If a verb ends in a consonant-vowel-
consonant (CVC) pattern, double the
final consonant and add -ed.**
hug → hugged
plan → planned
stop → stopped

For all other verbs, add -ed.


watch → watched
ask → asked
clean → cleaned

PAST SIMPLE Definition Used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. Affirmative Subject + verb (in past form)
Time expressions Regular verbs For all other verbs, add -ed. watch → watched ask → asked clean → cleaned Rules If a verb ends

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