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Simple Past Tense
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is used for a completed action that happened at one specific time in the past the italicized word are importan because they show that simple past is not the same as past progressive or present perfect.

Simple Past Timeline

Simple past tense timeline



The pattern: ( + ) subjet + verb 2 (Simple Past Tense) + complement

( - ) subject + did+not (didn’t) + verb 1 (simple present tense) + complement

( ? ) Did + subject + verb 1 (simple present tense) + complement?

( + ) yes, subject + did

( - ) No, subject + did not (didn’t)


example :

  • lived in that house when I was young.
  • He didn't like the movie.
  • What did you eat for dinner?
  • John drove to London on Monday.
  • Mary did not go to work yesterday.
  • Did you play tennis last week?
  • I was at work yesterday.
  • We were not late (for the train).
  • Were you angry?

Note that when we tell a story, we usually use the simple past tense. We may use the past continuous tense to "set the scene", but we almost always use the simple past tense for the action. This page shows the use of the simple past tense to talk about past events. But note that there are some other uses for the simple past tense, for example in conditional or if sentences.








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