LEARN THE PAST SIMPLE STRUCTURE!
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PAST SIMPLE:STRUCTURE
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
WANTEDSTUDIEDLISTENED
VERB
SUBJECT
To make the past tense of a regular verb, just add -ED to the end of the verb.
I wanted a new umbrella. She studied English yesterday. They listened to music.
COOK - COOKEDUSE - USEDCARRY - CARRIEDSTOP - STOPPED
AFFIRMATIVE
IRREGULAR VERBS HAVE THEIR OWN PAST FORMS! CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM
The verb TO BE has two past forms: WAS/WERE Use was with I, HE, SHE, IT Use were with WE/YOU/THEY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
WANTSTUDYLISTEN
VERB
SUBJECT
You don't need to use -ED endings or past simple forms of irregular verbs in negative sentences, "Didn't "tells us that the sentence is in the past.
DID NOT (DIDN'T)
AUXILIARY
NEGATIVE
I wanted a new umbrella. She studied English yesterday. They listened to music.I didn't want a new umbrella. She didn't study English yesterday. They didn't listen to music.
You didn't go to the cinemaYou didn't went to the cinema
The verb TO BE is used differently: Was not (wasn't)/Were not (weren't)I wasn't hungry / They weren't there
I didn't play football yesterday.I didn't played foorball yesterday.
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
WANTSTUDYLISTEN
VERB
SUBJECT
You don't need to use -ED endings or past simple forms of irregular verbs in interrogative sentences, "Did "tells us that the sentence is in the past.
DID
AUXILIARY
QUESTIONS
I wanted a new umbrella. She studied English yesterday. They didn't listened to music.Did I want a new umbrella? When did she study English?. Did they listen to music?(Yes, I did) (Yesterday) (No, they didn't)
Did you go to the cinema?Did you went to the cinema?
The verb TO BE is used differently: When was your exam? Were your friends with you yesterday?
Did you play football yesterday?Did you played football yestarday?