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⚡ The 'Past Action' Pattern

Look at these words from the text:

• won (from win)
• lost (from lose)
• wrote (from write)

The Rule: When we talk about things that happened yesterday or years ago, the word changes. We don't always add "-ed". Some words are "rebels" and change completely.

How to use them:

• Present $\rightarrow$ Past
• I win $\rightarrow$ I won
• I lose $\rightarrow$ I lost
• I write $\rightarrow$ I wrote

Real-life examples:

• "Vijay won 107 seats." (It happened in the past).
• "They wrote about the war." (The writing is finished).

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🧩 Small Word, Big Meaning: "After"

In the text: "Mamata Banerjee lost after fifteen years."

Use after to show the order of time: Event A $\rightarrow$ After $\rightarrow$ Event B

Example: I eat breakfast $\rightarrow$ After $\rightarrow$ I go to work.