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    This document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verb forms in the past simple, how to form negative and question sentences, and provides examples of questions and answers using the past simple tense.

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    3.

    1 Past simple
    1 We often use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past, and to tell
    stories.

    1 Last week I started a new language class.


    2 She wanted to get to work early yesterday.

    2 Verbs can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs follow these spelling patterns.

    Regular verbs ending in … Spelling rule Example


    most verbs add -ed watched, waited
    -e add -d arrived, tasted
    consonant -y y changes to i, add -ed carried, tidied
    vowel -y add -ed played, enjoyed
    short vowel and consonant double the last letter and add -ed stopped, chatted

    © Oxford University Press


    3.1 Past simple

    1 Irregular verbs do not follow the same spelling patterns as regular verbs.

    1 On Saturday night they caught catched the last train home.


    2 He slept sleeped until midday yesterday.
    3 We took taked lots of photos on our holiday.

    2 Here are some more irregular past simple verbs. How many do you know?

    Infinitive Past simple Infinitive Past simple


    buy bought fall fell
    run ran feel felt
    cut cut understand understood
    see saw spend spent
    © Oxford University Press
    3.1 Past simple

    1 We make negative sentences in the past simple, with the auxiliary did + not (didn’t)
    and the infinitive. This is the same for regular and irregular verbs.
    Subject Auxiliary Infinitive
    We didn’t play squash yesterday.
    He didn’t catch the train.
    I didn’t have enough time.

    2 To make questions in the past simple we change the order of the auxiliary verb did
    and the subject.
    Question Auxiliary Subject Infinitive
    Did they watch the match?
    What did you tell him?
    How did she get to school?
    © Oxford University Press
    3.1 Past simple

    1 What is a possible question or answer for each of the examples below?

    Question Answer
    When did you last take an exam? I last took an exam in 2009.
    When did they get married? They got married in 2001.
    What did you eat last night? Last night I ate couscous.
    Who did you speak to first this morning? I spoke to my son first this morning.
    Did he sleep well last night? No, he didn’t sleep very well.
    Where did he find the money? He found the money in the street.
    Why didn’t they go on holiday last year? They didn’t go on holiday because
    they had a new baby.

    © Oxford University Press

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