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Simple Past Tense

In this chapter we learn the simple past tense. It shows an action that has already finished. Most verbs add -ed, but some change form.

শেখার লক্ষ্য

  • Know what the simple past shows.
  • Add -ed to regular verbs.
  • Learn common irregular past forms.
  • Use the past tense in sentences.

মূল ধারণা

What it shows

The simple past tense shows an action that has already finished. ‘I played yesterday.’

Regular verbs

Most verbs add -ed for the past: play → played, walk → walked, jump → jumped.

Irregular verbs

Some verbs change form: go → went, eat → ate, see → saw, come → came.

শব্দার্থ ও সংজ্ঞা

Simple past tense
A tense that shows an action finished in the past.

সমাধানসহ উদাহরণ

প্রশ্ন 1. Past tense of ‘walk’?

সমাধান: walked.

প্রশ্ন 2. Past tense of ‘go’?

সমাধান: went.

যে ভুলগুলো এড়াব

  • Adding -ed to irregular verbs (‘goed’ ✗ → ‘went’).
  • Forgetting the -ed on regular verbs.

Simple Past Tense — কুইজ

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Question 1 of 5Score 0

The simple past tense shows an action that ___.

অনুশীলন প্রশ্ন

সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন

Past tense of ‘eat’?

ate.

Past tense of ‘jump’?

jumped.

বড়ো প্রশ্ন

Write the past tense: walk, see, come.

walk → walked; see → saw; come → came.

একটু ভেবে

Why is ‘She goed home’ wrong?

‘go’ is irregular, so the past is ‘went’ — ‘She went home.’

দ্রুত রিভিশন

রিভিশন নোট

  • Simple past = finished action.
  • Regular verbs add -ed.
  • Irregular: go→went, eat→ate, see→saw, come→came.

মনে রাখার কথা

  • Form the past tense.
  • Know common irregular verbs.

প্রশ্নোত্তর

Past tense of ‘see’?

saw.