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The simple past tense is used to refer to a completed action in a time before now.
For examples:
She lived in Singapore in 1958.
Peter sailed to America in 1563.
My grandmother died last year.
Key words:
frequency: always, often, sometimes
- I often brought my lunch to the company.
a definite point in time: three weeks ago, last week, when I was a child, yesterday,
- Yesterday, I arrived in New York.
Form
Affirmative: Subject + verb + ed
Negative: Subject + did not + infinitive without to
Interrogative: Did + subject + infinitive without to
Interrogative negative: Did not + subject + infinitive without to
irregular verbs
Some verbs are irregular in the simple past. Here are the most common ones.
- to go
She went to a restaurant last night.
Did she go to the movies last night?
She didn't go to bed early last night.
- to give
We gave him a cake for his birthday.
They didn't give John their new address.
Did Barry give you my passport?
- to come
My cousin came to visit me last January.
We didn't come because it was raining.
Did she come to your party last month?
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