Grammar - Past Tense The past tense of a verb is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to the base v...
The past tense of a verb is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to the base verb.
Example: Run -> Ran, Walk -> Walked, Eat -> ate
Other words that change their tenses by adding -ed:
Go -> went
Come -> came
See -> saw
Hear -> heard
Leave -> left
Begin -> began
When should we use the past tense?
We use the past tense to talk about actions or events that happened in the past. This includes actions that were completed, happened repeatedly, or happened in a specific order.
Examples:
The storm had already started when we woke up.
She had been to Paris several times before.
They had finished the book by the time we arrived.
Exercises:
The monster ___ away when the fishermen saw it.
I ___ my book to the library yesterday.
They ___ a movie before they went to bed.
We were playing in the park when it started to rain.
She had been walking to the store when the bus came.
They had already finished their homework before they went out to eat