GRAMMAR OF THE SIMPLE PAST

 

The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.

You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.

 

 

This is the ubication of the simple past tense in the "PAST"

 

 

We can use the simple past with adverbs of time

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

 

"Last year I took my exams."
"I got married in 1992."

It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.

FOR EXAMPLE:

"I lived in South Africa for two years."

The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past.

FOR EXAMPLE:

"When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays."