The Simple Past

The simple past is a tense used to express the idea that an action or event that started and finished at a specific time in the past. 

Formation:

• For regular verbs, the simple past is formed by adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb.
• Irregular verbs have unique endings that you need to learn.

Explanation of the Present Perfect with examples

1. A completed event in the Past

The simple past is used to express the idea that an event started and finished at a specific time in the past.

• I saw a movie last week.
• I didn’t see a movie last week
• I travelled to Paris last year.
• I didn’t travel to Paris last year
• I cleaned my room this morning.
• I didn’t clean my room this morning.

2. More finished actions in the Past

We can the simple past to talk about a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen in the order that the users say them

• I finished work, drove home, and watched TV.

3. Single duration

The simple past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past.

• I lived in London for 5  years.
• Shauna studied French for three years.]

List of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense

List of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense

List of common regular past tense verbs that you should know.tense

List of other regular past tense verbs

List of common irregular past tense verbs that you should know.

List of other irregular past tense verbs