Past Simple
When do we use the Past Simple?
- Actions completed in the past
- She visited Paris last year.
- A sequence of past events
- He woke up, had breakfast and left the house.
- Past habits or states
- We lived in London when I was a child.
Regular verbs: add -ED
| Base form | Past simple |
|---|
| walk | walked |
| study | studied |
| stop | stopped |
Irregular verbs: different form
| Base form | Past simple |
|---|
| go | went |
| eat | ate |
| see | saw |
| have | had |
| buy | bought |
| speak | spoke |
Structure
| Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|
| Regular | I walked | I didn't walk | Did you walk? |
| Irregular | She went | She didn't go | Did she go? |
⚠️ Important: In negatives and questions, always use the base form of the verb, not the past form.
- ✅ She didn't go to school.
- ❌ She didn't went to school.
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