What is past simple?

Past simple is a tense in English grammar used to describe actions or events that happened in the past and are now completed. It is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs or using the irregular form of the verb. For example, "I walked to the store" or "She ate dinner last night."

Past Simple (also known as the Simple Past or the Preterite) is a verb tense used in English to express actions or events that happened and ended at a specific time in the past.

Formation:

- Regular Verbs: add "-ed" to the base form of the verb (e.g., walk → walked)
- Irregular Verbs: have unique past simple forms (e.g., go → went, eat → ate)

Usage:

- To tell about completed actions or events in the past:
> I walked to school yesterday.
> She ate a pizza for dinner.
- To describe past habits or repeated actions:
> I used to play tennis every weekend.
> The children always went to the beach in the summer.
- To report on past events from a completed perspective:
> The accident happened at 10:00 AM.
> The movie ended at 11:30 PM.

Examples:

- The students studied hard for their exam.
- I met my best friend at a party.
- He ran for 10 kilometers.
- We visited our grandparents last week.
- She graduated from college in 2020.