Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense refers to an action that was done in the past. Use this tense to show an event or action that took place at a specific time in the past and now it’s over.

Pattern: Subject + Past tense form of Verb + Object 



To create past tense form of verb, you can follow below mentioned rules 

  1. If verb ends with “e” 
    • append “d” in the end
  2. If verb ends with only one CONSONANT, and before that is only one VOWEL
    • double CONSONANT before adding “ed”
  3. If verb ends with “y” and before that is CONSONANT
    • change “y” to “i” and append “ed”
  4. Otherwise
    •  append “ed” in the end

For example,

He was here last year.
You had a black pencil
I
worked in the IT sector.
The milk
used to cost 10 rupees per liter some years ago.
She smiled at me.
The fox tried again
Why did you cry?
I stopped at your home. 

Important: There are some verbs which do not follow above rules 

Remember:

  1. Past tense of “to be” is “was and were”
  2. Past tense of “have and has” is had
  3. Yesterday, last week, last year etc. are used to show past tense


Simple Past Tense Quiz

Simple Past Tense Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Simple Past Tense.

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____ a delicious cake for my mom’s birthday.

2 / 20

She ____ to the concert last weekend.

3 / 20

She ____ to the market yesterday.

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She ____ a beautiful dress at the mall.

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She ____ her keys on the table.

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I ____ a great book over the weekend.

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He ____ to me about his problems.

8 / 20

They ____ a lot of fun at the party.

9 / 20

He ____ his phone at home.

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They ____ the door before leaving.

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We ____ football at the park.

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They ____ a movie last night.

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He ____ a new car last month.

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I ____ my homework before dinner.

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We ____ a new restaurant downtown.

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She ____ a wonderful speech at the event.

17 / 20

They ____ a surprise party for John.

18 / 20

We ____ a picnic by the lake.

19 / 20

The train ____ on time.

20 / 20

The children ____ happily in the garden.

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Read our next article on Past Continuous Tense
Read our previous article on Present Perfect Tense
Read about 12 Basic Verb Tenses with Examples



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