This document discusses the simple past tense in English. The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. For example, "She cleaned her house" or "I broke the window." The simple past tense indicates that an action occurred earlier than the present time. It is expressed by using the past form of the verb without any additional words. Common mistakes include using the present tense instead of past tense and using "was" unnecessarily with past tense verbs.
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WHAT IS IT?
Is a verb tense used to describe actions that have
happened at an earlier time and have already completed
SIMPLE PAST
FOR EXSAMPLE:
She cleaned her house.
I broke the window.
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Tenses are different ways of combining the verbal
aspect and tense in an expression. According to the verb
tense used, a sentence has a certain time reference
indicating when the action of the verb was developed.
The simple past is one of these tenses , present in
different languages. The last mention refers to actions
already performed previously (ie , who were already
completed ) .
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”My grandfather died last year. (Correct)
My grandfather was died last year. (Incorrect)
My grandfather has died last year. (Incorrect)
The simple past tense is expressed with the past form
of the verb and nothing else.
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Common problems with the past tense
Using the present tense when the past tense is required.
Last week, Tonya fix her neighbor's car.(Incorrect)
Last week, Tonya fixed her neighbor's car. (Correct)
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Using "was" with verbs in the past tense.
It was happened one night in September. (Incorrect)
It happened on night in September. (Correct)
