grammar · neutral

subject + V2 (past simple)

Band 4-5speakingtask2

Used for actions that happened and finished at a specific time in the past.

Examples

“I visited my grandparents last weekend.”

“She finished the report yesterday.”

“They moved here in 2015.”

Band 8 sentence

“I completed the application last month and then felt relieved that everything was ready on time.”

Collocations

  • yesterday / last week / in 2010 / two days ago

Common mistakes

I have saw him yesterday.→I saw him yesterday.

She go to school last year.→She went to school last year.

I didn't went there.→I didn't go there.

Say it for a higher band

5have/has + past participle→6was/were + V-ing→7+subject + V2 (past simple)

Synonyms

past simple

Easily confused

present perfect (have + past participle)

“I have seen that film before.”

Related words

have / has + past participlesubject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ing

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