Simple past - Action finished in the past.
Observe:
| Present | Past |
| Today is | The date yesterday was |
Verb "to be" is an irregular verb!
| I am | I was |
| You are | You were |
| He/she/it is | He/she/it was |
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Compare these sentences using regular verbs in the Present tense and in the Past tense:
| Present tense | Past tense |
| He watches TV every day | He watched TV yesterday |
| I cook meals on Sunday | My mum cooked the dinner yesterday. |
| She walks to school every day. | He walked to the cinema last night. |
| I work at the university | He worked in his garden yesterday. |
Common irregular verbs:
| Present | Past | Example of past tense | |
| find | |
found | He found the book in the libary. |
| do | |
did | He did his homework yesterday. |
| go | |
went | She went to a restaurant last night. |
| make | |
made | She made a cake on Sunday. |
| lose | |
lost | He lost his hat on his way home. |
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