Use of Simple Past
- action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
- actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
- action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
- if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
Exceptions in spelling | example |
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After a final 'e' only ad 'd' instead of 'ed' | Love - loved |
Final consonant after a short, stressed vowel, a vowel is doubled | Admit - admitted |
Final 'l' after a consonant is doubled. | Travel - travelled |
Final 'y' afer a consonant becomes 'i'. | Hurry - hurried |