4542 ch01 pp001-040 - Cengage
ngl.cengage.com › 142407908X › 1603The Simple Past Tense 229 The verb be has two forms in the past: was and were. 8.4 Past Tense of Be EXAMPLES EXPLANATION Subject Was Complement I interested in the story. Charles a pilot. He brave. Amelia was a pilot too. She popular. The airplane new in 1903. It in the air for 12 seconds. I He She was It singular subject Subject Were Complement
Past Simple Tense - Classeweb
recit.csdecou.qc.ca › files › 2014Past Simple Tense We use the past simple tense to talk about an action or a situation - an event - in the past: 1. To express the idea that an action started and finished in the past. They bought a new house last year. The train was late. She saw a good movie yesterday. 2. To list a series of completed actions in the past.
The Past Tense Guide - Easy Access English
easyaccessenglish.com › 2013 › 09Simple Past [verb + ed] or irregular verbs Use 1: Completed action in the past I went to my English lesson yesterday. Use 2: A series of completed actions in the past I went to my English lesson, then I had dinner with my new classmates, then I walked home. Use 3: Habits in the past or duration in the past I learned English for two years.