PAST SIMPLE TENSE
use We use the past simple to describe a finished event at a specific time in the past. WHEN? Last year Last week Last month YESTERDAY …AGO in 1978
Past simple verbs can be regular or irregular. affirmative Past simple verbs can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs end –d or –ed. Irregular verbs have irregular past forms (V2)
V1+ED/V2 I helped/went we helped/went You helped/went you helped/went He helped/went they helped/went She helped/went It helped/went
interrogative We form questions with regular and irregular verbs in the past simple with did+ infinitive(V1).
did V1 ? Did I help/go? Did we help/go? Did you help/go? Did you help/go? Did he help/go? Did they help/go? Did she help/go? Did it help/go?
negative We form the negative form of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple with didn’t +infinitive (V1).
did not v1 I did not help/go we did not help/go You did not help/go you did not help/go He did not help/go they did not help/go She did not help/go It did not help/go