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Past simple tense English grammar rules
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Learn the past simple tense with this English grammar video lesson. • The past simple tense has several uses. Its main use is to describe a completed action in the past. We also use it to describe a series of completed actions and to describe the duration of an action from the past. • The grammar rules for spelling the past simple affirmative form are as follows: • For regular verbs, we add -ed to the infinitive. For verbs which already end in a silent -e, we simply add -d (die - died for example). For regular verbs ending in a consonant and -y, we change the y to i and add -ed (hurry - hurried for example). For regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant where the final syllable is stressed, we double the consonant and add -ed (stop - stopped and prefer - preferred for example) In British English, for regular verbs ending in -l, we always double the -l (cancel - cancelled for example). In American English, for verbs ending in -l, we follow the stressed syllable rule mentioned above. • For irregular verbs, there are no rules for the past simple form. You simply have to learn them. Some examples of irregular verbs are: buy - bought, go - went, do - did. • • The question form of the past simple is: Did + the subject + the verb in the infinitive form ( Did you close the door? for example) • The negative form is: The subject + did not (or didn't in the contracted form) + the verb in the infinitive form ( I didn't like the film for example) • At the end of the lesson, you will find some grammar exercises to test your understanding. • If you have any questions, please ask me in the comments section below the video lesson and I will answer. • The accent in the video is a British English accent. • Here are some other English lessons: • Past perfect tense: • PAST PERFECT TENSE | English grammar ... • Past continuous: • PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE | English gramm... • • More grammar lessons: • learn English grammar • Listening exercises: • English listening practice • Vocabulary videos: • learn English vocabulary • Private English lessons speaking practice: http://goo.gl/fTlmee • • Andrew, • Crown Academy of English • http://www.crownacademyenglish.com • / crownacademyenglish • / crown_english • • Photo credits: • Teenager Girl With Opened Notebook Image courtesy of imagerymajestic | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • Handsome Businessman Dragging Trolley Bag Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • Cute Guy Washing His Teeth Image courtesy of artur84 | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • Job Interview Image courtesy of franky242 | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • It's Time For Business Image courtesy of stockimages | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • Yawning Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut | FreeDigitalPhotos.net • Health-care Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut | FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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