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Yesterday, I ______ my car
Yesterday, I ______ my car
washed
Last week, I ______ my friends
Last week, I ______ my friends
visited
Last year, I ______ my arm
Last year, I ______ my arm
broke
Ten years ago, I ______ Korean
Ten years ago, I ______ Korean
We ______ tennis every day in August
We ______ tennis every day in August
The past simple tense is quite ______
The past simple tense is quite ______
We use the past simple to describe an action that started in the ______
We use the past simple to describe an action that started in the ______
The time expression appears either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence – never in the ______
The time expression appears either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence – never in the ______
The past simple is usually formed by adding ______, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb
The past simple is usually formed by adding ______, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb
In English there are many ______ verbs that take on a completely different form in the past tense
In English there are many ______ verbs that take on a completely different form in the past tense
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Study Notes
Past Simple
- The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or states that have finished.
- It is often used with past time references (e.g. yesterday, two years ago).
Past Events or States
- A past event could be one thing that happened in the past, or a repeated thing.
- Examples of past events: I stopped at a zebra crossing, We carried on with the test, We played tennis every day in August.
- A state is a situation without an action happening.
- Examples of states: We stayed at my grandparents' house last summer.
Forming the Past Simple
- The past simple is usually formed by adding d, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb.
- There are many irregular verbs that take on a completely different form in the past tense.
Time Expressions
- The most common time expressions used for the past simple are: yesterday, a week (month, year) ago, last (month, year, weekend, Monday) night, the day before yesterday, two days (months, years) ago.
- The time expression appears either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence – never in the middle of the sentence.
Examples
- Yesterday, I washed my car.
- Last week, I visited my friends.
- Last year, I broke my arm.
- Ten years ago, I studied Korean.
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