## Chapter 2: Past Simple

To go to the past, Yu always uses the same formula. He advises you to copy it down in your own notebook, so you can travel to the past with him! He will give you the form, use, some signal words and a couple of examples!

Form: VERB + ed
Irregular form

Use: When an action is finished before now
When talking about a past state of being

SW: Yesterday, Last ... (Monday/month/Summer), A ... ago (Spring/week/year),

Ex.: I walked home yesterday.
He washed his car last week.
We saw a beautiful bird a moment ago.

!!!: It is very important to know irregular verbs when using this tense.
The following link will take you to Gingersoftware.com where you can find a complete list.
Via this link you can go to a Quizlet where you can find a lot of exercises to practice with.

If you want to want to say that something did not happen in the past, use didn't (did not). But if you do, use the whole verb.

Ex.: I didn't walk home yesterday.
He didn't wash his car last week.
We didn't see a beautiful bird a moment ago.

If you need more help, or want to look at the grammar from a different angle, watch the video. Pause regularly to try and guess answer, that way you maximize your learning gain.

And here is some extra help with irregular verbs: