1. Past Simple It´s used to talk about events in the past.
It´s often used to tell a story …

2. Example: She walked into the room and looked around.
There was a knock on the door.
She opened it and saw …..

3. Affirmative form we add -ed to the infinitive form of the verb.
For regular verbs
we add -ed
to the infinitive form of the verb.

4. I work hard. ed She walk in the park. ed They laugh at the joke. ed
For example:
I work hard.
She walk
in the park.
They laugh
at the joke. ed ed ed

5. Form For irregular verbs There are no rules.
Each irregular verb has its own
past simple, and these can only
be learnt by heart.

6. Infinitive Past
ate
saw
eat go
see
leave
went
left

7. Negative form didn´t (did not) + the infinitive without ‘to’
We form the negative of the Past Simple with
didn´t (did not) + the infinitive without ‘to’
Affirmative Negative
She ate pears She didn´t eat grapes.
He played soccer He didn´t play basketball.
They went to a wedding They didn´t go to a birthday
party party.

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