Form:
- Positive form: Subject + verb 2 (past form of the verb)
- Negative form: Subject + did not + verb 1 (present form)
- Question form: Did + subject + verb 1 ?
Usage:
Past Simple is used to show/talk about:
a. an action that happened at a specified time in the past
For examples,
- She went shopping yesterday.
- They finished high school last year.
- We founded the Association in 1999.
ករណីទី ១-- យើងប្រើ past simple ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយអំពីសកម្មភាពមួយ ដែលកើតឡើងនៅពេលវេលា មួយជាក់លាក់ក្នុងអតីតកាល។ ជាទូទៅ គេប្រើវាជាមួយ time expressions ដូចជា ago, last week, yesterday...។
b. a completed action in the past (i.e. action that happened and finished in the past)
For examples,
- Mark lived in London from 1990 to 1993.
- She worked for Cambrew for two years. (= completed in the past.)
- I studied there when I was in primary school.
c. a series of past actions (many actions)
For examples,
- He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests.
- They went into the house and arrested the man.
- He went to the park, and then he met Seiha.
ករណីទី ៣-- យើងប្រើ past simple ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយអំពីសកម្មភាពច្រើន ដែលកើតឡើង ហើយបញ្ចប់ បន្តបន្ទាប់គ្នា នៅក្នុងអតីតកាល។
d. regular event or past habits (also use USED TO and WOULD)
For examples,
- Everyday I went to the park.
- She got up at 5 everyday.
USED TO:
"Used to" is used to talk about something we did in the past, but we no longer do it now. For examples,
- He used to smoke. (= Now he stops smoking.)
- They used to work for HSBC Bank.(= They no longer work there.)
- They didn’t use to work there.
- Did they use to work there?
សំគាល់ -- យើងប្រើ used to ដើម្បីបង្ហាញ ឬ និយាយអំពីអ្វីដែលយើង ធ្លាប់ធ្វើ នៅក្នុងអតីតកាល ហើយយើងបាន បោះបង់ចោល ឬឈប់ធ្វើ សកម្មភាពនោះហើយនាបច្ចុប្បន្នកាល)។
WOULD:
"Would" is used to talk about repeated actions in the past, usually with adverbs of frequency.
For examples,
- Before I got this job, I would go out a lot.
- Every week he’d buy his mother a bunch of flowers.
