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Lesson 29
Past Simple (Intro) Past Simple (Intro)
Learn how to talk about the past in a simple way.
yesterday
/ˈjestərdeɪ/
أمس
🗣️ يِستَرداي
I worked yesterday.عملت أمس.
💡 «يِستَرداي» علامة الماضي.
was
/wɒz/
كان (مع I/he/she/it)
🗣️ وُوز
I was happy.كنت سعيداً.
💡 «وُوز» ماضي am/is.
were
/wɜːr/
كانوا (مع you/we/they)
🗣️ وِر
They were here.كانوا هنا.
💡 «وِر» ماضي are.
went
/went/
ذهب (ماضي go)
🗣️ وِنت
I went to school.ذهبت إلى المدرسة.
💡 شاذ: go → went.
ate
/eɪt/
أكل (ماضي eat)
🗣️ إيت
I ate rice.أكلت الأرز.
💡 شاذ: eat → ate.
played
/pleɪd/
لعب (ماضي play)
🗣️ بلِيد
We played football.لعبنا كرة القدم.
💡 منتظم: play + ed.
worked
/wɜːrkt/
عمل (ماضي work)
🗣️ وِركت
She worked all day.عملت طوال اليوم.
💡 منتظم: work + ed.
did
/dɪd/
فعل (للسؤال والنفي الماضي)
🗣️ دِد
Did you eat?هل أكلت؟
💡 «دِد» للسؤال في الماضي.
💡 Regular verbs take '-ed' in the past; some are irregular (go→went, eat→ate).
📝 Test yourself
1. The past of 'go' is…
2. 'yesterday' means…
3. The past of 'play' is…
4. Complete: I ___ happy (past).