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Past Simple Tense

The past simple tense is used to describe actions or states of being that took place in the past and are now completed. It is formed by using the base form of the verb (for example, “eat,” “drink,” “walk”) and is usually accompanied by the subject pronoun “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” “we,” or “they.”

Here are some examples of the past simple tense:

  1. “I ate breakfast this morning.” (action that took place in the past and is now completed)
  2. “The sun rose in the east this morning.” (action that took place in the past and is now completed)
  3. “She spoke Spanish fluently.” (action that took place in the past and is now completed)

In the past simple tense, the verb is not conjugated to indicate any specific time frame. Instead, it is used to describe a past action or state of being that is now completed.

Conjugation Table

Here is a conjugation table for the past simple tense, showing the verb forms for the subject pronouns “I,” “you,” “he/she/it,” “we,” and “they”:

Subject pronouneatdrinkwalk
Iatedrankwalked
youatedrankwalked
he/she/itatedrankwalked
weatedrankwalked
theyatedrankwalked
Conjugation Table

As you can see, the verb form for the past simple tense does not change for the subject pronouns “I,” “you,” “he/she/it,” “we,” and “they.”

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