USE 3 Actions in progress

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.

USE 2 A series of completed actions

USE 1 Completed action in the past

Play - played

Try - tried

Copy - copied

6. But verbs ending in -y preceded by a vowel obey the usual rule:

obey – obeyed

7. Several verbs ending in –c change their spelling adding a letter ‘k’ before – ed

panic – panicked

traffic – trafficked

frolic - frolicked

We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I travelled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

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