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What is the main function of the simple past tense?
What is the main function of the simple past tense?
- To describe future actions
- To make predictions about the future
- To talk about things that happened in the past (correct)
- To express emotions and feelings
How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?
How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?
- By adding -ed to the root form of the verb (correct)
- By adding -ing to the root form of the verb
- By changing the verb completely
- By using the same form as the present tense
What happens to the verb 'to be' in the simple past tense when the subject is singular?
What happens to the verb 'to be' in the simple past tense when the subject is singular?
- It becomes 'were' and requires the auxiliary did
- It becomes 'was' and doesn't require the auxiliary did (correct)
- It becomes 'was' and requires the auxiliary did
- It becomes 'been' and requires the auxiliary did
How do you ask a question in the simple past tense?
How do you ask a question in the simple past tense?
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What is true about irregular verbs in the simple past tense?
What is true about irregular verbs in the simple past tense?
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What can the simple past tense be used to talk about?
What can the simple past tense be used to talk about?
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Study Notes
Simple Past Tense
- Used to talk about completed actions in the past
- Formed by adding -ed to the root form of regular verbs (e.g. "play" becomes "played")
- Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms, e.g. "put" remains the same, while "go" becomes "went"
Forming Negative Sentences
- Use the formula did not + [root form of verb] to make a verb negative in the simple past tense
- Can use the contraction didn't instead of did not
- Exception: for the verb to be, use was not (singular) or were not (plural) instead of did not
- Contractions: wasn't (singular) and weren't (plural)
Asking Questions
- Start with did, followed by the subject, then the base form of the verb
- Example: "Did you walk to the shop yesterday?"
Uses of the Simple Past Tense
- Talk about actions that started and finished in the past
- Describe past habits
- Express general truths that were true in the past
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