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| The simple past tense form is the same with all subjects. It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb. you will find in this page the rules for forming this tense | ||
| The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past. | ||
| We form the simple past by using: - Subject + Infinitive + ed * we add : (d) to verbs ending by (e) like: live. we double the consonant to some verbs like: trap. (ied) to verbs ending by (y) like: cry. Example 1: I learned We learned You learned You learned He/She learned They learned Example 2:(Third person) cry ===> He cried commit ===> I committed wish ===> He wishes |
| There are some verbs which are conjugated differently like: to have and to be | |
| -For the verb " to have" we say: I/you/we/they/He/She/It
had. -For the verb "To Be" it's different, we say : I was We were You were You were He/She/It was They were |
--There are some verbs that are conjugated by using : Subject + Past Particple , we call them Irregular Verbs ....Click here for more informations about these verbs.