The simple past tense is often used to talk about things that happened in the past. You can change most verbs into the simple past tense by adding -ed
Verb | walk | cook | wash | play | jump |
Past Verb | walked | cooked | washed | played | jumped |
A simple past sentence is formed using:
subject + past verb |
Subject | Past Verb | |
I, You, He, She, It, We, You, They | rowed | the boat across the lake. |
Here are some examples of sentences in the simple past.
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g1.jpg)
We jumped into the pool.
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g2.jpg)
We splashed all the people around us!
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g3.jpg)
I looked around underwater.
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g4.jpg)
My dog floated on top.
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g5.jpg)
Sasha played some games in the pool.
![group image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL115Youth/Unit%2002/Images/Grammar/3/2-3g6.jpg)
Then, we passed a ball around.