英文法 動詞過去形 Past Tense Verbs: List, Quiz & Grammar
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Past Tense Verbs
ordered, ate, drank, etc.
In English, past tense verbs are actions or events that have finished. They are words that simply end with an “ed”, a “d” or sometimes an "ied" at the end, like in the past tense verb married. Irregular verbs can look different to the original verb.
Regular Verb: “I have cereal every day.”
Past Tense: “I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast yesterday. ”
The past tense is used when things have been discontinued from the present and a story is already over.
For example, if I was told "I worked there for 15 years.", I can see that I am no longer working there. On the contrary, if I was told "I have worked there for 15 years.", using the present completion form, since it is a tense with continuity with the present, I am still working there.
Similarly, in the case of comparing "I lost his meeting notes."
