The simple past is
a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before
now. Imagine someone asks what your brother Wolfgang did while he was in town
last weekend.
Examples :
1. Wolfgang entered a
hula hoop contest.
2. He won the
silver medal.
3. He lived in Fiji in 1976.
4. We crossed the Channel yesterday.
The simple past tense
shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike
the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that
happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the
action is finished.
Example :
- Wolfgang admired the
way the light glinted off his silver medal.
You can also use the
simple past to talk about a past state of being, such as the way someone felt
about something. This is often expressed with the simple past tense of the verb to
be and an adjective, noun, or prepositional phrase.
Examples :
1. Wolfgang was proud
of his hula hoop victory.
2. The contest was the
highlight of his week.
Forming the Simple Past Tense
Examples :
Affirmative
1. You gave her a doll for her birthday.
2. My uncle came to visit me last october.
Negative
1. You did not give her a doll for her birthday.
2. My uncle did not come to visit me last october.
Interrogative 1. Did you give her a doll for her birthday?
2. Did my uncle come to visit me last october?
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The Simple Present Tense is used for a repearted or habitual action. Examples : 1. I go to school every day. 2. I always play basketball on Saturday. In the two sentences above, we find the both verbs that is in the red word "go and play". In the two sentences telling us the Simple Present Tense in habitual action because I am telling you what I do every day and on Saturday not what I am doing at the present time. So we can use the words : usually, generally, often, always, every day, are used with it. The Simple Present Tense also used to show a truth or a fact. Examples : 1. A week has seven days. 2. The sun rises in the east. How to the Form Simple Present
In the simple present, most regular verbs use
the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s). For a few verbs, the third-person singular
ends with -es instead
of -s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o,
ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z. For most regular verbs, you put the negation
of the verb before the verb, e.g. “She won’t go” or “I don’t smell anything.” So, we can look the picture of simple presnt form to make easy your understanding.
Negative and Interrogative sentences.
Negative sentences are formed simply by placing "do not" and "does not" in front of the verbs.
Interrogative sentences are formed by placing "do not" and "does not" in front of the subject.
Examples :
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
You go to bed early You do not go to bed early Do you go to bed early?
She studies English She does not studies English Does she studies English?
He drinks coffee He does not drinks coffee Does he drinks coffee?
