The simple past story

<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Mfgjc7ojE4rEwz0sVw9qACvTmP1YR3dGCjDOeosnEV0MeXa-CAdl7y9dFC09d_QHftyMd0lYP8Y5U4kAYLViEaQHe2iLC5UVYwZe8WZM3A-MuGqVmqvploeTS4bFWq5usS18RS98slo/s1600/the_past_simple_story.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Mfgjc7ojE4rEwz0sVw9qACvTmP1YR3dGCjDOeosnEV0MeXa-CAdl7y9dFC09d_QHftyMd0lYP8Y5U4kAYLViEaQHe2iLC5UVYwZe8WZM3A-MuGqVmqvploeTS4bFWq5usS18RS98slo/s1600/the_past_simple_story.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Hi. My name is Nick. I am writing an e-mail to my best friend Kevin. I met him at the shopping centre last summer and we became friends. We had good time together.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> He invited me to their home. We played computer games. After a while his father offered to go to the theatre. But we didn't want to go. Because playing computer game was more fun than going to the theatre.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Last month they moved to another city. Kevin was very upset because he didn't want to leave this city.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> He sent me some photos of their new home an his new school. He made new friends there. I was really glad to hear that... But.. I really miss him. </div>

The simple past story

Hi. My name is Nick. I am writing an e-mail to my best friend Kevin. I met him at the shopping centre last summer and we beca...

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The simple past tense

<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziMmgaP-gBaoizVtgOsO5ngZqHAZVHn1K9d4Uai_J6aCTM_U291vhmxU564OQlKqkqiGriobnlX-iWg1xxFliNEeAhkFrGyr_d1Rp19rnVpjmovrqDX54-KUggqr_IJ7DEY3WRN-PwUc/s1600/the_simple_past_tense.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziMmgaP-gBaoizVtgOsO5ngZqHAZVHn1K9d4Uai_J6aCTM_U291vhmxU564OQlKqkqiGriobnlX-iWg1xxFliNEeAhkFrGyr_d1Rp19rnVpjmovrqDX54-KUggqr_IJ7DEY3WRN-PwUc/s1600/the_simple_past_tense.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;">USE</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We use the past simple for an action which started and finished in the past. The time is mentioned or can be easly understood.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>I played football yesterday.</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We also use the past simple for repeated actions or actions which happened one after the other in the past.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>I had lunch after football and I went to the cinema.</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;"><u>STRUCTURE</u></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Affirmative: (pro)noun + past simple form of the verb. (If the verb is regular we add -ed at the end of it. If the verb is irregular ve use simple past form of it.)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>I watched a comedy and I came back to home at 6 o'clock.</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Negative: (pro)noun + didn't + verb (no -ed or past form)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>I didn't watch TV and I didn't do my homework.</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Interrogative: Did + (pro)noun + verb (no -ed or past form)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>Did you visit your grandparents?</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Short answers:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>Yes, I did. Or, No, I didn't.</i></div>

The simple past tense

USE We use the past simple for an action which started and finished in the past. The time is mentioned or can be easly un...

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