Simple Past Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Which sentence demonstrates the correct structure for forming a question in the simple past tense?

What is the correct simple past form of the verb 'to be' in the context of a singular subject?

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the negative form of the simple past tense.

Identify the sentence that uses the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past.

Which of these verbs is irregular in the simple past tense?

Select the sentence that correctly uses the simple past form of a regular verb.

Which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates the use of 'did' in a question and its corresponding short negative answer?

Imagine a scenario: 'Last year, they plan a trip to Europe.' How would you correctly rewrite this sentence using the simple past tense?

Consider the statement: 'He not finish his homework last night.' Which is the correct way to express this in the simple past tense?

Which of the following sentences uses the simple past tense in the correct context?

Regular Verb Formation (Simple Past)

Simple Past Question Formation

Simple Past Negative Form

The simple past, also known as the past simple or preterite, describes past actions and events before the present moment.

Regular Verbs

The simple past of regular verbs is formed by adding "-ed" to the bare infinitive.
Examples of regular verbs in the simple past include "played" and "watched".
The rule for forming the simple past of regular verbs is: Verb + ed

Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow the "-ed" rule.
The simple past of irregular verbs has different forms that must be memorized.
"Was" (past of "to be") and "wrote" (past of "write") are irregular past forms.
There is no rule for irregular verbs, and their simple past forms are unpredictable.

Affirmative Form

The simple past takes specific forms in the affirmative.

Interrogative Form

To ask questions, the simple past uses the following structure: Auxiliary Verb "Did" + Subject + Base Form of the Verb.
Examples: "Did you have lunch?", "Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they play tennis/watch the movie/write the report/do the homework?"

Negative Form

The rule for the negative forms of the simple past is: Did not/Didn't + Base Form of the Verb.
Examples: "I did not/didn't have lunch", "I/you/he/she/it/we/they did not/didn't play tennis last Sunday/watch the movie last Saturday/write the report two days ago/do the homework yesterday evening."
"Didn't" is the short form of "did not."

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