Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs

Study Notes

To form a sentence in the past simple, use the following structure:
- Subject + Verb (in past simple form) + Object (optional)
- Example: I went to the store.
- Example: They did their homework.

The past simple is used to describe:
- Completed actions in the past
- Specific times or dates in the past
- Habits or routines in the past
Examples:
- I visited my grandparents last week.
- She studied English at university.
- We usually went to the beach on Sundays.

A sentence in the past simple consists of: Subject + Verb (in past simple form) + Object (optional)
Examples of sentence formation: I went to the store, They did their homework.

Regular verbs in past simple follow a pattern:
- Verbs ending in -e, -ar, -er, or -or: add -d to the base form (like ➡️ liked)
- Verbs ending in a consonant + y: change y to -i and add -ed (try ➡️ tried)
- Verbs ending in a vowel + y: add -ed to the base form (play ➡️ played)

The past simple is used to describe:
- Completed actions in the past
- Specific times or dates in the past
- Habits or routines in the past
Examples of past simple usage:
- I visited my grandparents last week.
- She studied English at university.
- We usually went to the beach on Sundays.

To form the past simple of regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb, e.g., walk -> walked.
If the verb ends in -e, drop the -e and add -d, e.g., love -> loved.
If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, change the -y to -i and add -ed, e.g., try -> tried.

The basic sentence structure in past simple is Subject + Verb (in past simple) + Object (optional).
The verb in the sentence is in the past simple form, e.g., I walked to school.
The object in the sentence is optional, e.g., She ate breakfast.

The past simple (preterite) tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.
The past simple tense indicates a specific time in the past, e.g., yesterday, last week, etc.
The past simple tense is often used with time expressions, e.g., at 5 o'clock, in 1990, etc.
The past simple tense is different from the past continuous tense, which emphasizes ongoing action in the past.
The past simple tense is also different from the past perfect tense, which emphasizes completion of an action before another action in the past.