PAST SIMPLE: STRUCTURE
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
AFFIRMATIVE
WANTED STUDIED LISTENED
VERB
SUBJECT
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
I wanted a new umbrella. She studied English yesterday. They listened to music.
To make the past tense of a regular verb, just add -ED to the end of the verb.
IRREGULAR VERBS HAVE THEIR OWN PAST FORMS! CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM
COOK - COOKEDUSE - USED CARRY - CARRIED STOP - STOPPED
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
NEGATIVE
WANT STUDY LISTEN
VERB
DID NOT (DIDN'T)
AUXILIARY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
SUBJECT
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 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.
I didn't play football yesterday.I didn't played foorball yesterday.
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 - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
QUESTIONS
DID
AUXILIARY
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT WE - YOU - THEY
SUBJECT
WANT STUDY LISTEN
VERB
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)
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 you play football yesterday?Did you played football yestarday?
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?