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Useful TipsWe use the Simple Past to describe:LEARN THIS! SIMPLE PAST TENSEevents which started and finished in the past.%u25cf It snowed much yesterday.things in the past that were habits.%u25cf She always forgot her mobile phone at home.We add -ed, to the main verbs which are regular in affirmative sentences.%u25cf watch %u2013 watched finish %u2013 finishedWe add -d to regular verbs that end with -e.%u25cf like %u2013 liked live %u2013 livedWe add -ied by dropping -y to regular verbs that end with a consonant + y.%u25cf try %u2013 tried carry %u2013 carriedWe double the -l and add -ed when a verb ends with -l.%u25cf travel %u2013 travelled cancel %u2013 cancelledWe double the last consonant and add %u2013ed when the regular verb end in a vowel that is stressed and a consonant.%u25cf stop %u2013 stopped permit %u2013 permittedSpelling Rules:We do not form the Past Simple of the irregular verbs by adding -ed in affirmative sentences.Some irregular verbs: take %u2013 took swim %u2013 swam go %u2013 wentNote:We use did, the word not and bare infinitive in the negative form.%u25cf We did not brush my teeth this morning. %u25cf She didn%u2019t tell the truth to me.We use did and bare infinitive in the question sentences.%u25cf Did you play the guitar? %u25cf Yes, I did. / No, I didn%u2019t.BEFORE WRITING93