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What is the name of the tense used in the sentence 'I went to the park yesterday'?
What is the name of the tense used in the sentence 'I went to the park yesterday'?
- Past Continuous
- Future Simple
- Present Perfect
- Simple Past (correct)
What is the verb form used in the sentence 'They lived in Paris'?
What is the verb form used in the sentence 'They lived in Paris'?
- Base form
- Past simple (correct)
- Past participle
- Present perfect
What is the purpose of the simple past tense?
What is the purpose of the simple past tense?
- To describe completed actions in the past (correct)
- To describe ongoing actions
- To describe future plans
- To describe habitual actions
What is the correct formation of the simple past tense of regular verbs?
What is the correct formation of the simple past tense of regular verbs?
What is the use of the simple past tense in the sentence 'I didn't go to the party'?
What is the use of the simple past tense in the sentence 'I didn't go to the party'?
Flashcards
Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense
Tense used for actions completed in the past.
Past Simple Verb Form
Past Simple Verb Form
The basic form of a verb used to talk about the past.
Purpose of Simple Past
Purpose of Simple Past
Describe actions that finished at a specific time in the past.
Regular Verb Formation (Past)
Regular Verb Formation (Past)
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Use: 'Didn't' + Verb
Use: 'Didn't' + Verb
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Study Notes
The Simple Past Tense
- The sentence 'I went to the park yesterday' uses the past simple tense.
- The verb form used in the sentence 'They lived in Paris' is also the past simple.
- The purpose of the simple past tense is to describe completed actions in the past.
- The simple past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb, e.g. walk → walked.
- The simple past tense is used to express negation in sentences like 'I didn't go to the party', indicating that the action did not occur.
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