Simple Past Examples
Examples sentences for the simple past verb tense.
Simple past
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The simple past tense is a verb tense used to describe completed or habitual actions that happened in the past.
Regular Verbs
Set 1:
Positive: I played the piano.
Negative: I did not play the piano.
Question: Did you play the piano?
Set 2:
Positive: She walked to school.
Negative: She did not walk to school.
Question: Did she walk to school?
Irregular Verbs
Set 1:
Positive: I came home.
Negative: I did not come home.
Question: Did you come home?
Set 2:
Positive: He went to the store.
Negative: He did not go to the store.
Question: Did he go to the store?
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