Simple Past The Simple Past is the basic form of past tense in English. It is sometimes called the preterit. AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT I You We played* outside. They She forgot** the tickets at home. He It began at 7 pm. *Regular verbs...
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Simple Past The Simple Past is the basic form of past tense in English. It is sometimes called the preterit. AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT I You We played* outside. They She forgot** the tickets at home. He It began at 7 pm. *Regular verbs end with -d, -ed, or -ied. See table 1. **Irregular verbs change when it comes to spelling. See table 2. EXAMPLES: • They invited me to come to the party. • He got a job in Rome. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT AUXILIARY NOT MAIN VERB COMPLEMENT VERB (BASE FORM) I You play outside. We They did not She forget the tickets at home. He begin at 7 pm. It EXAMPLES: • We didn’t buy a new house. • You didn’t dance at the party.
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