Past Simple
Use the past simple for completed events at a finished time in the past. Regular verbs normally take -ed, irregular past forms must be learned, and after did the main verb returns to its base form.
Useful examples
1
We visited Berlin last year.
We visited Berlin last year.
2
She went home early.
She went home early.
3
Did you call him?
Did you call him?
Common mistakes
- Using a past form after did.
- Guessing irregular forms.
- Ignoring the finished-time context.
Learn it better
- Learn irregular verbs in sentences.
- Practise finished-time expressions.
- Drill did questions and negatives.
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