単純過去は、 今より前に終了した行動 について述べるために使います。期間は重要ではありません。行動が起こった時は、最近でも、ずっと前でも使えます。
Frequency: often, sometimes, always
頻度: よく、時々、いつも
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often played baseball.
A definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
明確な時点: 先週、子供だったとき、6週間前
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work at seven o’clock
I went to the theatre last night
An indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago
不確定な時点: 先頃、昔
People lived in caves a long time ago.
She played the piano when she was a child.
規則動詞：
通常の動詞は常に-edで終わります。
| Play | Like | Live | Walk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | I played | I liked | I lived | I walked |
| You | You played | You liked | You lived | You walked |
| He/She/It | He played | She liked | It lived | He walked |
| We | We played | We liked | We lived | We walked |
| You (plural) | You played | You liked | You lived | You walked |
| They | They played | They liked | They lived | They walked |
不規則動詞：
多くの不規則動詞があります。:'(
これらは最も一般的です。
| 動詞 | 単純過去 |
|---|---|
| Be | was |
| Have | had |
| Do | did |
| Go | went |
| Eat | ate |
| Say | said |
| See | saw |
否定動詞：
否定動詞の場合、通常は「didn’t」と不定形を使用します。
| 規則動詞 | 否定動詞 |
|---|---|
| Play | didn’t play |
| Like | didn’t like |
| Live | didn’t live |
| Walk | didn’t walk |
| 不規則動詞 | 否定動詞 |
|---|---|
| Be | wasn’t |
| Have | didn’t have |
| Do | didn’t do |
| Go | didn’t go |
| Eat | didn’t eat |
| Say | didn’t say |
| See | didn’t see |
