Simple past by pablo_isra86@hotmail.com https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb The Simple Past is used to talk about actions or situations in the past. It is also called Past Simple. en-us 2018-02-02 22:00:49 UTC 2026-03-11 23:02:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. action finished in the past (single or repeated) pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227691861
I visited Berlin last week.


Andrew watched TV yesterday.


My friends went to Paris a week ago.


My parents ate a lot of junk food when they were young.

]]> 2018-02-02 22:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227691861 2. series of completed actions in the past pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227691942
First I got up, then I had breakfast.


On Sunday my brother and me went to a nice lake. There we met our friends. We swam in the warm water and played volleyball in the afternoon. Too bad that we had to go home in the evening. We didn't want to go to school on Monday.

]]> 2018-02-02 22:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227691942 3. together with the Past Progressive/Continuous – the Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past. pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227692021

They were playing cards when the telephone rang.


1st action → Past Progressive → were playing
2nd action → Simple Past → rang


While Dennis was reading outside, it started to rain.


1st action → Past Progressive → was reading
2nd action → Simple Past → started

]]> 2018-02-02 22:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227692021 FormsWith most verbs the past tense is formed by adding -ed:call >> called; like >> liked; want >> wanted; work >> workedBut there are a lot of irregular past tenses in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tenses: pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227692979 2018-02-02 22:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227692979 UseWe use the past tense to talk about:something that happened once in the past. pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227693081 2018-02-02 22:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227693081 Questions and negativesWe use did to make questions with the past tense:When did you meet your wife?Where did you go for your holidays?Did she play tennis when she was younger?Did you live abroad? pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227693241 2018-02-02 22:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/227693241 pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/234934018 2018-02-23 23:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/234934018 Si pablo_isra86 https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/234998589 2018-02-24 16:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pablo_isra86/7j5q57p3d5fb/wish/234998589