Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
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.
- Did you have dinner last night?
- She washed her car.
- He didn't wash his car.
POSITIVE: SUBJECT + BASE FORM -ED
EXAMPLES: I PLAYED
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + DIDN'T + BASE FORM
EXAMPLE: I DIDN'T PLAY
QUESTION: DID + SUBJECT + BASE FORM VERB
EXAMPLE: DID HE PLAY FOOTBALL
IRREGULAR:
POSITIVE: SUBJECT + VERB 2ND COLUMN
EXAMPLES: HE WROTE
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + DIDN'T + 1ST COLUMN
EXAMPLES: THEY DIDN'T WRITE
QUESTION: DID + SUBJECT + 1ST
EXAMPLES: DID THEY WRITE?
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