Simple Past

Simple past use:

- To talk about actions performed in the past (with finished time expressions).

For example:

I met my friend yesterday.

- To talk about a succession of past actions (stories).

For example:

He opened the door, switched
on the light and fed his cat.

- To talk about an action taking place in the middle of another action.

For example:

He fell asleep while the teacher was explaining new grammar rules.

Rules:

	Regular verbs + ed: worked, played Irregular verbs - || column: went, ate

1) Affirmative form:

* First example: work (Regular verb)*
Second example: go (Irregular verb)

Subject	Verb
I	worked
You	worked
He	worked
She	worked
It	worked
We	worked
You	worked
They	worked

Subject	Verb
I	went
You	went
He	went
She	went
It	went
We	went
You	went
They	went

Ex: The train left at 3 tomorrow.

2) Negative form:

* First
example: work (Regular verb)                 * Second example: go (Irregular verb)

Subject	Verb
I	Did not / didn’t work
You	Did not / didn’t work
He	Did not / didn’t work
She	Did not / didn’t work
It	Did not / didn’t work
We	Did not / didn’t work
You	Did not / didn’t work
They	Did not / didn’t work

Subject	Verb
I	Did not / didn’t go
You	Did not / didn’t go
He	Did not / didn’t go
She	Did not / didn’t go
It	Did not / didn’t go
We	Did not / didn’t go
You	Did not / didn’t go
They	Did not / didn’t go

Ex: they didn’t live in Washington.

3) Interrogative form:

Am	I	work?
Is	He /She / It
Are	We / You / They

Am	I	go?
Is	He /She / It
Are	We / You / They

Ex: Did you go to the seaside last summer?

Time phrases:

Yesterday, 2 minutes/ hours/ days/years ago, in 1970, the other day, last month/ year/ week/ Sunday.

When you finish tenses you can go to learn more conversations.

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