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Simple Past Tense

What is Simple Past Tense


The tense we use to talk about something that
happened in the past.
Simple Past Tense formula: S + V2
Example:
 I played badminton yesterday
 I went to Bandung last week
 I did my homework an hour ago
 I was at my grandmother's house yesterday
V2 (regular verbs)
For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base verb (or
just 'd' if the verb ends with e)
V1 V2
Play Played
Listen Listened
Love Loved
Type Typed
Talk Talked
Study Studied
V2 (irregular verbs)
Some verbs are irregular, so we can't simply add
'ed' to the base verb
V1 V2
Cut Cut
Take Took
See Saw
To be (am/is/are) was/were
Hit Hit
Put Put
Make Sentence in Simple Past
tense using:
 Verb 'erase'

 Verb 'listen'

 Verb 'take'

 Verb 'cut'

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