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\"Past<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The past simple is used to talk about past actions that are not limited in duration. It can be used to describe an action that happened in a second or an action that took place thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic notes about past simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
FORM<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>– Formation rule: <\/mark>subject + verb-(e)d<\/mark><\/strong> OR<\/mark><\/strong>: subject<\/strong> +past simple form of an irregular verb
– Affirmative\/positive: <\/mark><\/strong>I\/You\/We\/They\/He\/She It finished<\/mark><\/strong>\/studied<\/mark><\/strong>\/did<\/mark><\/strong>\/went<\/mark><\/strong>
– Negative: <\/mark><\/strong>I\/You\/We\/They\/He\/She\/It did no<\/mark><\/strong>t (didn’t<\/mark><\/strong>) finish<\/strong>\/study<\/strong>\/do<\/strong>\/go<\/strong>
– Interrogative:<\/mark> Did<\/mark><\/strong> I\/you\/we\/they\/he\/she\/it finish<\/strong>\/study<\/strong>\/do<\/strong>\/go<\/strong>?<\/td><\/tr>
USE\/FUNCTION<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>1.<\/strong> Actions happened and finished at a definite time in the past explicitly known from the context.
2.<\/strong> Actions that happened and finished at a time in the past are implicitly known from the context.
3.<\/strong> Actions that occupied a period of time in the past are now terminated.
4.<\/strong> Past habits
5.<\/strong> With conditional type 2<\/td><\/tr>
EXAMPLES<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>1.<\/strong> I cut<\/strong> the watermelon yesterday.
2.<\/strong> Jannet was<\/strong> born on Independence Day.
3.<\/strong> Alexandra and her husband lived<\/strong> in this apartment for twenty years.
4.<\/strong> I used <\/strong>to go to caf\u00e9s every morning.
5.<\/strong> If I were <\/strong>you, I would accept the job.<\/td><\/tr>
SIGNAL WORDS<\/mark><\/strong><\/td>– last\u2026\u2026.
– \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 ago.
– yesterday
– in+month\/ year\/ season
– on+day<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Practice<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Put the verbs between brackets in the past simple tense (affirmative, negative, and interrogative)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1.  Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.<\/li>
  2. It (look) great.<\/li>
  3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.<\/li>
  4. Yesterday evening we (go) to the caf\u00e9.<\/li>
  5. Last night I( learn) lots of English words.<\/li>
  6. Last week I (see) her at the beach.<\/li>
  7. He (answer) the question.<\/li>
  8. They (call) us.<\/li>
  9. We (climb) a mountain.<\/li>
  10. John (collect) stamps.<\/li>
  11. We (live) in London.<\/li>
  12. I (feel) hungry.<\/li>
  13. He (go) to school.<\/li>
  14. We (have) lunch in an Italian restaurant.<\/li>
  15. Paul (stay) with Anny.<\/li>
  16. The teacher (test) our English.<\/li>
  17. Emmily (leave) the door open.<\/li>
  18. Jeff and Linda (cycle) home.<\/li>
  19. You (repair) the car.<\/li>
  20. He (wear) a blue shirt.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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