2. The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday, etc.)
3. You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.
4. Were they? They weren't. They were. Were we? We weren't. We were. Were you? You weren't. You were. Was it? It wasn't. It was. Was she? She wasn't. She was. Was he? He wasn't. He was. Was I? I wasn't. I was. Questions ? To be Statements - To be Statements +
5. No, they didn't. Yes they did. Did they work? They didn't work. They work ed . No, we didn't. Yes we did. Did we work? We didn't work. We work ed . No, you didn't. Yes you did. Did you work? You didn't work. You work ed . No, it didn't. Yes, it did. Did it work? It didn't work. It work ed . No, she didn't. Yes, she did. Did she work? She didn't work. She work ed . No, he didn't. Yes, he did. Did he work? He didn't work. He work ed . No, I didn't. Yes, I did. Did I work? I didn't work. I work ed . Short answer - Short answer + Questions Regular Verb (to work) Statements - Regular Verb (to work) Statements +
6. Simple past timeline For example : " Last year I took my exams." "I got married in 1992 ."
7. It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now. For example : "I lived in South Africa for two years ." The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past. For example : " When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays."
