Simple Past Tense

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• Subtopic: Simple Past Tense The simple past tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past. The structure varies slightly depending on whether the sentence is positive, negative, or a question. **Structure:** - **Positive:** I – You – He – She – It – We – They + verb (past simple) - **Negative:** I – You – He – She – It – We – They + did not / didn’t + verb - **Question:** Did + I – You – He – She – It – We – They + verb **Examples:** | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question | |---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | I closed the window | I did not / didn’t close the window | Did I close the window? | Did I not / didn’t I close the window? | | You closed the window | You did not / didn’t close the window | Did you close the window? | Did you not / didn’t you close the window? | | He closed the window | He did not / didn’t close the window | Did he close the window? | Did he not / d...