Past simple
Regular and irregular past forms.
The rules
- Finished time expressions ("last summer") take the past simple: "went".
- "Didn't" carries the past tense, so the main verb stays base: "didn't go".
- "Lose" is irregular: lose → lost → lost. "Losed" does not exist.
- Past questions: "Did" + subject + base verb.
- "Last week" is finished time, past simple, never present perfect, with finished-time expressions.
- Repeated past habits use the past simple: "I played every day".
Examples
- We went to Italy last summer.
- She didn't go to the meeting.
- He lost his keys, so he couldn't open the door.
- Did you see him yesterday.
- I saw that film last week.
- When I was a child, I played football every day.
Quick check
Pick an answer to see the rule behind it.
1.We _____ to Italy last summer.
2.Which sentence is correct?
3.He _____ his keys, so he couldn't open the door.
4.Which sentence is correct?
5.When I was a child, I _____ football every day.