Simple Past/ Lesson

Past Simple


Listed below are examples, uses and structure of the Past Simple followed :

Examples	Usage
Where did you go yesterday? The flight left at 8 o'clock. They didn't come last night.	Finished past actions, definite past
Common past time expressions include:	last (week, year, night), yesterday, ago, in 1987, when I was a child.

Structure

In the positive form, for regular verbs, add an -ed to the base form of the verb. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ied.For I You He She It We You They arrived late last night. (regular verb) came back late last night. (irregular verb)

Use the conjugated helping verb 'did' not (didn't) the base form of the verb to make negatives. I You He She It We You They didn't go to Tlemcen yesterday.

Use the conjugated helping verb 'did' subject the base form of the verb in question forms. When Did I You He She It We You They leave yesterday?