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Unit 12 / The Simple Past Tense / Usage and Examples

Exercises	Past Forms of Verbs	Vocabulary Quizzes	Unit 12
The Simple Past Tense
Usage		Examples
Complated actions in the past It is used to express an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.		I watched TV last night. He visited his grandmother yesterday. They lived in London last year. She studied History yesterday.
Habits in the past It is used to describe habits which stopped in the past.		I played the piano when I was a child. She always visited her grandmother. We went to the beach every day. They never went to school.
Formation Rules		Examples
in affirmatives We use past forms of the verbs. All subjects have the same form. There are two types of past forms. - Regular Verbs - Irregular Verbs		Regular Verbs - I answered the question. - She loved the music. - You enjoyed the film. Irregular Verbs - I drank all the milk. - She got up early. - They swam in the pool.
in negatives They are formed with did not + Verb1. - did not = didn't		Regular Verbs - I did not answer the question. - She didn't love the music. - You didn't enjoy the film. Irregular Verbs - I didn't drink all the milk. - She didn't get up early. - They didn't swim in the pool.
in questions They are formed with did or didn't + Verb1		Did you answer all the questions? - Yes, I did. Did she study Maths yesterday? - No, she didn't. Didn't you drink all the milk? - Yes, I did. What did she cook last night? - She cooked chicken.