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Today, we are learning about the Past Simple Tense—the tense we use to talk about actions that happened in the past.

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🔍 What is the Past Simple Tense?

The Past Simple Tense is used for:
✔ Finished actions in the past – “I watched a movie yesterday.”
✔ A series of actions in the past – “He woke up, brushed his teeth, and left.”
✔ Past habits – “She always walked to school.”

📌 Example Sentences:
❌ Incorrect: “He go to school yesterday.”
✅ Correct: “He went to school yesterday.”

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📝 How to Form the Past Simple Tense

👉 For Regular Verbs: Verb + -ed

1️⃣ Affirmative Sentences (Regular Verbs)

✔ I played football.
✔ She walked to school.
✔ We visited our grandmother.

👉 For Irregular Verbs, the verb changes completely.

2️⃣ Affirmative Sentences (Irregular Verbs)

✔ I ate pizza.
✔ He went to the park.
✔ They bought a new car.

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❌ Negative Sentences in the Past Simple

To make a negative sentence, use:
👉 did not (didn’t) + base verb

📌 Examples:
❌ I did not (didn’t) eat pizza.
❌ She did not (didn’t) go to school.

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❌ Change these sentences to negative:

1. He wrote a letter. → ________________
2. They played football. → ________________

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❓ How to Ask Questions in the Past Simple

To ask a question, use:
👉 Did + Subject + base verb?

📌 Examples:
❓ Did he sleep early? → Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
❓ Did they watch TV? → Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.

🚀 Practice Now:

1. ______ she call you? (Did / Does)
2. ______ they finish the test? (Did / Do)

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🎯 Summary of Today’s Lesson

✅ Use the Past Simple for finished past actions.
✅ Regular Verbs: add -ed → “She walked home.”
✅ Irregular Verbs: verb changes → “He ate an apple.”
✅ Use didn’t + base verb for negatives → “She didn’t walk home.”
✅ Use did + subject + base verb for questions → “Did she walk home?”

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