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The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

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Is used to refer to actions or states that happened in the past and are finished and complete.

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RULES
Subject + verb + -ed
Subject + irregular verb from

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QUESTION FORM

Auxiliary did +subject + simple form of verb + complement?

NEGATIVE FORM
Subject + did not/didn't + simple form of verb + complement

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NEGATIVE FORM EXAMPLE

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Is used to describe an action that began in the past, continued for a period of time, and then ended in the past.

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The past progressive is often used to describe what was happening at the time something else was happening.

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RULES
Subject + BE(was/were) + (verb+ing)

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NEGATIVE FORM
Subject + was/were not + verb(ing)

QUESTION FORM
Was/were + subject + verb(ing) + complement?

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NEGATIVE FORM EXAMPLE

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QUESTION FORM EXAMPLE