Verb Tenses Elementary · 9 min

Past Simple

Talk about completed actions and finished situations in the past.

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Grammar lesson

Past Simple

Use the past simple for completed actions at a finished time in the past.

Regular verbs usually end in -ed. Irregular verbs have special past forms.

AffirmativeShe visited London. He went home.
NegativeShe did not visit London.
QuestionDid she visit London?

After did or did not, use the base form of the verb.

Quick review

Before you continue

  • Understand when the structure is used.
  • Recognise the sentence pattern.
  • Create your own example.
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