Past Simple

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Past Simple 

Forming the Past Simple

The past simple is used for completed actions in the past.

• Regular verbs add -ed (or -d if the verb ends in *e*):

  • work → worked

  • live → lived

  • study → studied (consonant + *y* → ied)

• Irregular verbs have unique past forms:

  • go → went

  • see → saw

  • write → wrote

Using the Past Simple

We use the past simple:

1. For completed actions at a specific past time:

   • She finished her homework at 8 PM.

   • They visited Paris last summer.

2. For past habits or repeated actions (often with adverbs like often, always, never):

   • He always walked to school when he was young.

   • We never ate fast food as kids.

3. For a series of completed actions in the past:

   • I woke up, brushed my teeth, and left for work.

4. With past time expressions like:

   • yesterday, last week, in 2010, when I was a child

Negative & Question Forms

• Negative: did not (didn’t) + base verb

  • She didn’t go to the party.

• Questions: Did + subject + base verb?

  • Did you call him yesterday?

Past Simple vs. Past Perfect

• Past Simple: The action happened at a specific past time.

  • I ate breakfast at 8 AM.

• Past Perfect: The action happened before another past action.

  • When I arrived, she had already left.