The Simple past describes an action that already happened in past

There are two kind of past: VERB TO BE //// OTHER VERBS

WAS WERE

I SHE HE IT YOU WE THEY

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT +
VERB TO BE IN + PAST

COMPLEMENT

+ TIME EXPRESSION

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
VERB TO BE IN + PAST
NOT + COMPLEMENT +

SUBJECT +

TIME EXPRESSION

WASNT = WAS NOT /// WERENT = WERE NOT

YES/NO QUESTION
SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT + TIME EXPRESSION + ?

VERB TO BE IN + PAST

WH QUESTION
+

WH

VERB TO BE + IN PAST

SUBJECT

COMPLEMENT

TIME + ? EXPRESSION

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

I was in the park in the afternoon I wasn't in the park in the afternoon

you were in the park in the afternoon she was in the park in the afternoon he was in the park in the afternoon

you weren't in the park in the afternoon she wasn't in the park in the afternoon
he wasn't in the park in the afternoon

it was in the park in the afternoon it wasn't in the park in the afternoon we were in the park in the afternoon they were in the park in the afternoon we weren't in the park in the afternoon they weren't in the park in the afternoon

YES/NO ? was I in the park in the afternoon?

WH ? Where was I in the afternoon?

were you in the park in the afternoon? where were you in the afternoon? was she in the park in the afternoon? where was she in the afternoon? was he in the park in the afternoon? was it in the park in the afternoon? where was he in the afternoon? where was it in the afternoon?

were we in the park in the afternoon? where were we in the afternoon? were they in the park in the afternoon? where were they in the afternoon?

I
THEY YOU

DID
WE IT SHE

HE

REGULAR

IRREGULAR

It doesnt change its root in simple past

It changes its root in simple past

1. When Verbs ends in E you need to add D

CLOSE = CLOSED LIKE = LIKED 2. When verb has a combination CONSONANT + Y at the end, you need to replace it with IED STUDY = STUDIED CARRY = CARRIED WORRY = WORRIED

3. Other regular verbs which dont fulfill rules 1 and 2, you need to add ED PLAY = PLAYED OPEN = OPENED STAY = STAYED

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT

VERB IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

+ TIME EXPRESSION

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT + DID + NOT +

VERB IN + COMPLEMENT BASE FORM

TIME EXPRESSION

DID NOT = DIDNT

YES/NO QUESTIONS
?

VERB IN TIME DID + SUBJECT + BASE + COMPLEMENT + + EXPRESSION FORM

WH QUESTIONS
+ DID + SUBJECT +

WH

VERB IN BASE FORM

+ COMPLEMENT

TIME EXPRESSIO N

+ ?

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES I cleaned my room yesterday You closed the door 5 minutes ago She opened the car yesterday He played in the park yesterday afternoon It played in the park yesterday We stayed at home last weekend They carried the boxes to their house yesterday

NEGATIVE SENTENCES I didn't clean my room yesterday You didn't close the door 5 minutes ago She didn't open the car yesterday He didn't play in the park yesterday afternoon It didn't play in the park yesterday We didn't stay at home last weekend They didn't carry the boxes to their house yesterday

YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did I clean my room yesterday? Did You close the door 5 minutes ago? Did She open the car yesterday? Did He play in the park yesterday afternoon? Did It play in the park yesterday? Did We stay at home last weekend? Did They carry the boxes to their house yesterday?

WH QUESTIONS
What did you do yesterday? Why did You close the door 5 minutes ago? Where did She go yesterday? When did He play in the park? Who played in the park yesterday? Where did We stay last weekend? what did They carry to their house yesterday?

Yesterday Day before yesterday Last month Last week Last year Last weekend Last + day of the week (last Saturday) In + year (in 1970) In + month (in july) Ago (refers to numbers of hours, days, months or years)