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Past simple tense - Coggle Diagram
Past simple tense
Use
We use the past simple tense to describe actions which have finished
I went to the park yesterday.
She ate her launch.
Verbs
Regular verbs
We -add "ed"
arrived
Verbs ending with e add "d"
saved
Verbs ending in "y" and there is a consonant before the y, change the y to "i" and add –"ed".
cried
Verbs ending in one stressed vowel between two consonants double the last consonant and add -"ed".
stopped
Irregular verbs
Time expressions
yesterday,
ago,
last week,
last month,
Form
Negative
Subject +did +not +verb
Sahar did not copy her homework yesterday.
Subject +was +not
I was not a student.
Subject +were +not
You were not a student.
Interrogative
did +subject +verb ...?
Did you call your mother last week?
was +subject +...?
Was she at home yesterday?
were +subject +...?
were you at home yesterday?