THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

When talking about past time   we use THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE. The verb is the SECOND of verb.

In positive form,  the subject of all person uses second form of verb. In negative and interrogative, did is used for all person,  

Look at the examples.

1. Talita worked in Rumpita Hotel

2. She had the competency to perform well at work.

3. Did she speak English?

4. Certainly, but she didn’t speak Japanese.

5. We lived in Indonesia.

Study the explanation below.

The past tense shows the past events and past activities.The affirmative form of simple past tense uses the verb II form.In the simple past tense, regular verbs end in -ed.

e.g. monitor – monitored travel – travelled

supply – supplied include – included

If a verb ends with a /d/ or /t/ sound, the past form is pronounced with a long (- id)

ending.

e.g. included ,completed

A lot of common English verbs, and some modal verbs, have irregular past tense

forms. Unlike regular verbs, irregular verbs do not have past forms which can be

predicted.

e.g. have – had take – took send – sent -can – could must – had to

We use did to make past tense questions and negatives. e.g. How many countries did Nick visit? Nick didn’t look tired.

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When talking about past time   we use THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE. The verb is the SECOND of verb.

In positive form,  the subject of all person uses second form of verb. In negative and interrogative, did is used for all person,