Simple Past

The simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that have already happened and are finished. It typically refers to something that occurred at a specific time in the past.

For regular verbs, the simple past is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g., walk → walked, talk → talked).

For irregular verbs, the past tense form must be memorized because it doesn't follow a consistent pattern (e.g., go → went, eat → ate).

Examples:

• I visited my grandmother yesterday.

• She played soccer last weekend.

• They went to the movies last night.

The simple past tense answers the question "What happened?" in the past.

 

Exercise irregular verbs