Past Simple

We use the past simple :

@ action that started and end were completed at a specific time in the past .

Example :  I bought my car five years ago .

@ habitual or repeated action in the past .

Example : I always went to bed early .

@ Completed action that happened one after the  other in the past .

Example : I made a sandwich , turned on the TV and watched the match .

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Form :

Subject       +       Verb.2       +       Object

Affirmative :

Subject + verb 2

Example :     I went to Makkah last week .

Negative :

Subject + did not + Verb 1

Example :   I did not go to Makkah last week .

Question :

Did + Subject + Verb 1 ?

Example :  Did you go to makkah last week ?

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Regular Verbs

Clean -----cleaned

use ------- used

study ---- studied

stop ------ stopped

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Irregular Verb

Go ------ went

drive ------ drove

Present progressive :

# FORM

Subject + verb to be + verb+ing

# Affirmative :

You are watching TV.

I am working .

He is playing football .

# Negative :

You are not watching TV.

I am not working .

He is not  playing football .

# Question :

Are you watching TV ?

Am i  working ?

Is he  playing football ?

Present Simple vs Present progressive

Present Simple

# FORM

Subject + verb (+s) + object

# Affirmative :

Example :

She eats the apple.

It snows in Alaska.

I play football .

They watch the T.V every day

# Negative :

She  does not eat the apple.

It does not snow in Alaska.

I do not play football .

# Question :

Do i play football ?

Does she eat the apple ?

Does it snow in Alaska ?

When to use the present simple ?

Actions which happen regularly (every day, every week, etc)