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Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action or state that occurred in the past. To form this tense, you simply add ed to the end of the verb, as long as it is a regular verb. For example, the past tense of walk is walked. Be sure you use the simple past whenever you say when something happened in the past, for example, "I talked to her yesterday."

There are many irregular verbs in the simple past tense, however. For example, the past tense of have is had. The past tense of does is did. Be is especially tricky, because we say I/he/she/it was and you/we/they were.

To form the negative in the simple past tense, we put did not before the base form of the main verb, as in, "I did not see a movie last night." Did not is often shortened to didn't, especially in spoken English. With the verb "to be," we use was not, as in, "I was not impressed by the film."

Simple Past Tense Grammar Quiz

  1. The Wrestler me think about what I want to do with my life.

  2. Scary movies me when I was a child.

  3. Luke and Sylvia together last night.

  4. My friends some snacks for the party.

  5. The kids hard for the exam.

  6. Congratulations! Erin me you are getting married.

  7. The phone while you were out.

  8. you ever find your keys?

  9. Marisa Tomei an Academy Award for her role in My Cousin Vinny.

  10. I to school yesterday because it was a holiday.

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Simple Past Tense Lessons:

Crossroads - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Providing Pets

Shape Up - Futty Danso of Timbers FC

Get Someone's Back - Juwan Howard of the Miami Heat

High School Sports

Goofy - Olympic Snowboarder Liu Jiayu

Stage Fright

First Birthday

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Greece

Simple past tense – simple :P

12:29 PM May 07 2013 |

non123

non123

Bahrain

I like to make friends

10:12 PM Apr 27 2013 |

Abdullah9

Saudi Arabia

I AM ABDULLAH i styided english in Australia .. Ilived in ecu village .. I had a friends in my scholl ..

08:06 AM Apr 07 2013 |

vefa nezirova

Azerbaijan

i was in my dear hairdresser yesterday.she has new place.it was a beautiful place.i went with my mother,doughter,fianceemy mother and my fiancee changed their haair colour.

12:22 AM Jan 09 2013 |

princess kay

Philippines

I felt so bad yesterday.helo evryone i am new member here i was just sign up an hour ago..hope i will learn alot about correct english grammar in this site.

05:23 AM Dec 20 2012 |

mandaandani

Indonesia

Luke was sick yesterday, so he cannot come to the office


he called me when i was busy


sandra bought some new magazine

11:56 AM Oct 05 2012 |

AisaUterova

Rwanda

i wonna si eni raid

04:01 AM Jul 20 2012 |

manik athawale

India

this is only example



Affirmative


Singular                      Plural


I seen a Picture             we visit a market


I miss a class                 we find any mistake


I drive a car                  we build a house


Negative


Singular                                            Plural


I did not seen a Picture            we did not visit a market


I did not miss a class                we did not find any mistake


I did not drive a car                   we did not build a house


Interrogative


Singular                                 Plural


Did I seen a picture                    did we visit a market


Did I miss a class                           did we find any mistake


Did I drive a car                          did we build a house


Interrogative, Negative


Singular                                         Plural


                                                          


Did not I seen a Picture               did not we visit a market


Did not I miss a class              did not we find any mistake


Did not I drive a car                did not we build a house

05:42 AM Jul 19 2012 |

RanDil

Sri Lanka

Smile

09:54 PM Jul 17 2012 |

Belal Mohamed Ali

Egypt

Hello I am a new friend

04:00 PM Jul 05 2012 |