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    The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It is used to talk about finished actions in the past. Common words like "first", "then", and "after that" are often used to describe a sequence of past events. For regular verbs, the past simple is formed by adding "-ed" to the base verb. Some common irregular past forms are also provided such as "went", "had", and "saw".

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    Grammar Past simple positive

    Use
    • We use the past simple to talk about finished Tip
    actions in the past.
    When we use the past simple, we often say when the action
    happened:
    The movie started ten minutes ago.
    I got up at seven o’clock this morning.

    Guide

    Last year, I went on holiday


    with my family. We visited
    Rome. It was very hot!

    • When we tell a story and we talk about the order of events, we often use
    sequencing words like first, then, next, after that, and in the end.

    First, we got a sightseeing bus. Then we took lots of photos. After that, we ate
    an ice cream. In the end, we were really tired!

    Form
    • We form the past simple of regular verbs like this:
    Subject + verb + -ed.

    Past simple: regular verbs


    Subject verb + -ed

    I
    You
    He / She / It walked to the beach yesterday.
    We
    They

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    Grammar Past simple positive

    • The spelling of the regular past simple depends on the form of the verb.
    Past simple: regular verbs
    Verb rule example

    most verbs add -ed finish ➞ finished

    verb ending in -e add -d move ➞ moved

    verb ending in -y delete y, add -ied study ➞ studied

    short verb ending in consonant double consonant, add -ed stop ➞ stopped

    • Some verbs are irregular. There are no spelling rules for these. They all have
    different past simple forms.

    Past simple: irregular verbs


    Verb past simple form Verb past simple form

    be was / were go went

    can could have had

    do did make made

    eat ate see saw

    get got take took

    Tip

    Was is the past simple form of be for I, he, she, and it. Were is the past simple form of be for you, we,
    and they:
    I was at home yesterday evening. You were at home, too.
    For all other regular and irregular verbs, the past simple form is always the same:
    I did my homework. You did your homework, too.

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