Simple Past Tense: Completed Actions & Duration Examples
Learn about the Simple Past Tense in English grammar, focusing on completed actions in the past, series of completed actions, and durations. Explore examples like "I saw a movie yesterday" and "We talked on the phone for thirty minutes."
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D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Completed Action in the Past Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. I didn't see a play yesterday. Last year, I traveled to Japan. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Completed Action in the Past Examples: Did you have dinner last night? She washed her car. He didn't wash his car. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - A Series of Completed Actions I T A completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on. We use the Simple Past to list a series of L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - A Series of Completed Actions Examples: I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Duration in Past The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Duration in Past Examples: I lived in Brazil for two years. Shauna studied Japanese for five years. They sat at the beach all day. They did not stay at the party the entire time. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Duration in Past Examples: We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. A: How long did you wait for them? B: We waited for one hour. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Habits in the Past The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Habits in the Past Examples: I studied French when I was a child. He played the violin. He didn't play the piano. Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Habits in the Past Example: She worked at the movie theater after school. They never went to school, they always skipped class. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Past Facts or Generalizations I T A facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to." The Simple Past can also be used to describe past L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Past simple : Meaning - Past Facts or Generalizations Examples: She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. He didn't like tomatoes before. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid? People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past. I T A L 4.0
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , , I Participle ( 3) T A awake awoke awoken be was, were been L bear bore born 4.0 beat beat beat become became become
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , I Participle ( 3) T A begin began begun bend bent bent L beset beset beset 4.0 bet bet bet bid bid/bade bid/bidden
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , I Participle ( 3) T A bind bound bound bite bit bitten L bleed bled bled 4.0 blow blew blown break broke broken
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A breed bred bred bring brought brought L broadcas t broadcast broadcast 4.0 build built built burned/burn t burned/bu rnt burn
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A burst burst burst buy bought bought L cast cast cast 4.0 catch caught caught oose chose chosen
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A cling clung clung come came come L cost cost cost 4.0 creep crept crept cut cut cut
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , , I Participle ( 3) T A deal dealt dealt dig dug dug L dive dived/dove dived 4.0 do did done draw drew drawn
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A dreamed/dre amt dreamed/dre amt dream L drive drove driven 4.0 drink drank drunk eat ate eaten
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A feed fed fed feel felt felt L fight fought fought 4.0 find found found fit fit fit
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , I Participle ( 3) T A flee fled fled fling flung flung L fly flew flown 4.0 forbid forbade forbidden forget forgot forgotten
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) forego (forgo) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , , , I Participle ( 3) T A forewent foregone L forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken 4.0 freeze froze frozen
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A give gave given go went gone L grind ground ground 4.0 grow grew grown hang hung hung
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A hang hanged hanged hear heard heard L hide hid hidden 4.0 hit hit hit hold held held
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept L kneel knelt knelt 4.0 knit knit knit know knew know
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A lay laid laid lead led led L leaped/leaptleaped/lea leap 4.0 pt learned/lear nt learned/lea rnt learn leave left left
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A lend lent lent let let let L lie lay lain 4.0 light lighted/lit lighted lose lost lost
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A make made made mean meant meant L meet met met 4.0 misspelled /misspelt misspelled/ misspelt misspell mistake mistook mistaken
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) mowed/m own T A mow mowed L overcom e overcame overcome 4.0 overdone overdo overdid overtake overtook overtaken overthro overthrow
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , I Participle ( 3) T A pay paid paid L plead pled pled 4.0 proved/pro ven prove proved put put put
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A read read read rid rid rid L ride rode ridden 4.0 ring rang rung rise rose risen
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A run ran run sawed/saw n saw sawed L say said said 4.0 see saw seen seek sought sought
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A sell sold sold send sent sent L set set set 4.0 sewed/sew n sew sewed shake shook shaken
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) , , I Participle ( 3) shaved/sha ven T A shave shaved L shear shore shorn shed shed shed 4.0 shine shone shone shoed/shod shoe shoed
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A shoot shot shot showed/sho wn show showed L shrink shrank shrunk 4.0 shut shut shut sing sang sung
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A sink sank sunk sit sat sat L sleep slept slept 4.0 slay slew slain slide slid slid
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A slit slit slit L smite smote smitten 4.0 sowed/sow n sow sowed speak spoke spoken
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A spend spent spent spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt L spin spun spun 4.0 spit spit/spat spit split split split
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A spread spread spread sprang/spru ng spring sprung L stand stood stood 4.0 steal stole stolen stick stuck stuck
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A sting stung stung stink stank stunk stridden L stride strod 4.0 strike struck struck , string strung strung
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A strive strove striven swear swore sworn L sweep swept swept 4.0 swelled/sw ollen swell swelled swim swam swum
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A swing swung swung take took taken L teach taught taught 4.0 tear tore torn tell told told
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A think thought thought thrived/thro ve thrive thrived L throw threw thrown 4.0 thrust thrust thrust tread trod trodden
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) understa nd Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A understood understood L uphold upheld upheld upset upset upset 4.0 wake woke woken wear wore worn
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) weaved/wov e Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) weaved/wo ven T A weave L wed wed wed weep wept wept 4.0 wind wound wound win won won
D I G Simple Past Tense ENG M.1 Sem. 2 Grammar Base Form ( 1) Simple Past Tense ( 2) Past Meaning ( ) I Participle ( 3) T A withhold withheld withheld withstan d withstood withstood L wring wrung wrung 4.0 write wrote written
