Past Simple Tense
The Past Simple tense is used to describe completed actions or states in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs or using the second form of irregular verbs.
Past Simple budowa structure:
Subject + verb in past tense form
For regular verbs, add -d/-ed e.g.,clean−cleaned,travel−travelled,try−tried
For irregular verbs, use the second column form
Past Simple - zastosowanie usage:
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Single events, states, or actions that occurred and were completed at a specific time in the past.
Example: I read an interesting book yesterday.
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Habitual or repeated states, actions, or sentences that took place in the past and have ended.
Example: I swam every day when I was a child.
Highlight: The Past Simple is often used with specific time expressions that indicate when the action occurred in the past.
Past Simple określenia czasu timeexpressions:
- Yesterday
- The other day
- Last week,month,year
- In 1995
- The day before yesterday
- Ago
Past Simple zdania sentences:
- Negative: She didn't go to the park yesterday.
- Questions:
Yes/No questions: Did she go to the park? / Didn't she go to the park?
Wh-questions: When did she go? / Where did she go?
Subject questions: Who went to the park?
Example: The Past Simple tense allows us to talk about completed actions in the past, such as "I visited Paris last summer" or "She learned to play the piano when she was young."