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Simple past
Regular Verbs
• Regular verbs in the past end in –ed
• call – called ask - asked talk – talked • I talked to my teacher yesterday.• I asked my mom for help with my homework• I called my girlfriend this morning
Irregular Verbs
• Irregular verbs do not end in –ed
• buy – bought see – saw come – came• • I bought a new cellphone yesterday.• I saw Lee Hyo Lee on TV last night• I came to class late last week
Simple past questions
• Simple present questions use –do
• Do you take the subway to college?• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
• Simple past questions use – did
• Did you take the subway to college yesterday?• Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
Statements
• Positive• We went to the cinema yesterday• They cooked ramyun for dinner last night
• Negative• We didn’t go to the cinema yesterday• They didn’t cook ramyun for dinner last night
Time expressions
• We often use time expressions when we are talking about the past
• for……… He traveled in Europe for three weeks• in……. She visited Spain in 2008• ago……. I crashed my car three weeks ago• last…….. They went to a party last Saturday