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Past Simple

The document explains the use of the past simple tense for the verb 'to be' and provides examples with regular and irregular verbs. It outlines the structure for forming questions and negatives, as well as the different usages of the past simple tense, including completed actions, sequences of actions, and past habits. Key examples illustrate the conjugation of verbs and their application in sentences.

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Past Simple

The document explains the use of the past simple tense for the verb 'to be' and provides examples with regular and irregular verbs. It outlines the structure for forming questions and negatives, as well as the different usages of the past simple tense, including completed actions, sequences of actions, and past habits. Key examples illustrate the conjugation of verbs and their application in sentences.

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PAST SIMPLE: TO BE

I was at a party yesterday.


You were at a party yesterday.
He / she / it was at a party yesterday.
We / You / They were at a party yesterday.
Was I at a party yesterday? -Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Were you at a party yesterday? -Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
You were not / weren’t at a party yesterday.
She was not / wasn’t at a party yesterday.

REGULAR VERBS
verb-ed
I / He / They played basketball last night.
* play-ed=played dry-ed = dried
Played /plejd/
Touched /tačt/
Wanted /wontid/
Did he play basketball last night? – Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
He did not/didn’t play basketball last night.

IRREGULAR VERBS
Swim – swam – swum Did you swim yesterday?
Sing – sang – sung She didn’t swim yesterday.
Drink – drank – drunk
Bring – brought – brought
Buy – bought – bought
Think – thought – thought
USAGES
1) a single completed action in the past
I finished my homework yesterday.
2) a sequence of past actions
I woke up this morning, put on my clothes, drank coffee and went to work.
3) habits in the past
When I was a child, I spent every weekend with my grandparents.

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