PAST SIMPLE

When to use the past simple?

The past simple tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a
completed action in a time before now.
 How to use the past simple?
The past simple is used for actions that started and finished at a specific time
in the past.
 Affirmative, negative and interrogative?

The affirmative= asserting that something is true or valid. The

negative= a reply denying something. The interrogative= asking
a question.

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 Regular Verbs
A regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical
patterns, of the language to which it belongs.

EXAMPLES:

Beg, cheat, jog, jump, roast, marry, live, laugh, cough

 Irregular verbs
A verb whose conjugation follows a different pattern is called an irregular verb.
FOR EXAMPLE:
drink - drank- drunk
come- came- come
break- broke, broken
cost - cost- cost
be- was /were- been
 EXERCISE 1
1. ____ you ____ Michael yesterday ? (see)
2. We ____ by bus to madrid ( go )
3. He ______ his glasses ( not-find)
4. the children ____ after the ball ( run )
5. My teacher _____ the answers on the blackboard ( write )
6. They ____ with Jessica ( with play )