Simple past is the basic form of past tense in Modern English. Regular verbs end in -ed, with irregular verbs having different forms. Most verbs have single form independent of subject number. Be verb has two forms: was for singular, were for others
English has regular and irregular past verbs. Regular verbs add -ed to all forms. Verbs ending in -y change 'y' to 'i' before adding -ed. Irregular verbs change from infinitives with vowel changes
Simple past tense describes actions completed before present time. Structure: Subject + past form of verb + object. Regular verbs add "-ed" suffix, irregular verbs have unique forms
Be becomes was/were in past tense. Become becomes in past tense. Begin becomes began in past tense. Bend becomes bent in past tense
Irregular verbs don't follow standard English grammar patterns. Unlike regular verbs, they have unique tense and past participle forms. English speakers must memorize each irregular verb's special forms
Past Simple Tense describes actions that started and ended at a specific time. Every English verb has only one past tense form (except To Be). Regular verbs form past tense by adding -ed to the base form