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Simple past basics

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Lesson 1

Past actions and regular verbs

Welcome back to Lingoni English. My name is Emily. Today we will be talking about actions that happened in the past. Let's go. Today is Wednesday. Because today is Wednesday, th...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Ed endings and subject forms

you add e d to the end. For example, work becomes worked. I worked last week. Worked is the same form for all subjects. So for example, I worked, you worked, she worked, he work...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Had, went, and was

I had tofu for dinner last night. I had tofu for dinner last night. I went shopping last Thursday. I went shopping last Thursday. Note that be is the only verb with different fo...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Questions and negatives with did

You say, "Did you work yesterday?" "Did you cook yesterday?" "No, I didn't cook yesterday, but my friend cooked." Also note that in the negative you say did not or didn't plus t...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

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Full video: Simple Past in English - A1

Language: en

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