Past Tense

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Regular verbs:

Regular verbs form the simple past in –ed

Examples:

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. 

The teacher used a red pencil to correct the exams. 


I arrived yesterday 

Irregular verbs:

Irregular verbs do not follow this rule and you should memorize.

Examples:

You went to school last weekend

He bought a car. 

I ate pizza yesterday