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SIMPLE PAST

The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past. In other words, it started in the past and ended in the past. Uses of the Simple Past Tense Here are some examples of the simple past tense (shaded): The Martians landed near the aqueduct. The burglar considered using the fire escape. Of course, you can also have the negative version, which is formed "did not" + "[verb in base form]": The Martians did not land near the aqueduct. (We could have used didn't instead of did not.) The burglar did not consider using the fire escape. And, the question versions: Did the Martians land near the aqueduct? Why didn't the burglar consider using the fire escape?

The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb. 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 learnt. There are several examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section. - See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpast.html#sthash.ZJsUWlyE.dpuf

The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb. 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 learnt. There are several examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section. - See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpast.html#sthash.ZJsUWlyE.dpuf

The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb. 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 learnt. There are several examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section. - See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpast.html#sthash.ZJsUWlyE.dpuf The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb. 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 learnt. There are several examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section. - See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpast.html#sthash.ZJsUWlyE.dpuf The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb. 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 learnt. There are several examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section. - See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpast.html#sthash.ZJsUWlyE.dpuf

The Simple Past Tense with Time Expressions The simple past tense is often seen with a time expression explaining when the activity took place or how long it lasted. Examples of "when an activity took place": On Tuesday last week, the Martians landed near the aqueduct. ("On Tuesday last week" tells you when it happened. It's called an adverbial phrase of time. Other examples are"Yesterday," "Last year," "Before breakfast,". They are really common. When any adverb appears at the front of a sentence, it is usual to follow it with a comma. A comma is not usually used when the adverbial phrase appears at the back of a sentence. NB: This is not a strict rule. Use a comma if it helps your reader.) Read more about commas with adverbial phrases. The Martians landed near the aqueduct on Tuesday last week. (Note: No comma) Just before he was caught, the burglar considered using the fire escape. ("Just before he was caught" tells you when the activity took place.) Examples of "how long an activity took": Last week, the council inspected the drains. ("Last week" tells you when it happened and for how long.) Her daughter hid under the bed for three hours. (Using "for" is a common way of describing how long an activity lasted.)   PAST PROGRESSIVE

		The PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some point in the past. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the past tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): I was riding my bike all day yesterday. Joel was being a terrible role model for his younger brother. The past progressive indicates a limited duration of time and is thus a convenient way to indicate that something took place (in the simple past) while something else was happening: Carlos lost his watch while he was running. The past progressive can express incomplete action. I was sleeping on the couch when Bertie smashed through the door. (as opposed to the simple past, which suggests a completed action: I slept on the couch last night. The past progressive is also used to poke fun at or criticize an action that is sporadic but habitual in nature: Tashonda was always handing in late papers. My father was always lecturing my brother.