Simple past ,
geçmişte belirli bir zamanda başlamış ve bitmiş bir durum veya aktiviteyi
işaret eder.
FORMÜLÜ : Özne + Verb 2 (
Fiilin 2. hali )---- yani Simple past hali
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I walked to school yesterday
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He lived in paris for ten years , but now he is living in
rome
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I bought a new car three days ago
Eğer Simple past tense ile kurulmuş bir cümle (When)
kalıbını içeriyorsa : when ile başlayan cümle diğerinden önce
olmuştur aşağıdaki ilk örnekte önce yağmur başladı sonra ağacın altında
durdum ifadesi anlaşılmalıdır.
I stood under a tree when it began to rain
when she heard a atrange noise she got up to
investigate
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when I dropped my cup , the coffee spilled on my lap
Eğer geçmiş zaman (past tense) ile kullanılan bir
cümlenin fiili yoksa geçmiş zamanı belirtmek için : was , were kullanılması zorunludur.
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- Last year Rachel was 22 ,
so she is 23 now
- When I was a child , I was
afraid of dogs
- was the weather good when
you were on holiday
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