description of past simple tense

1. PAST SIMPLE

2. USE
We use the Past Simple to talk about finished
actions in the past.

3. FORMS
AFFIRMATIVE
I the book in class
They the autobiography
SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST + COMPLEMENTS
REGULARS /IRREGULARS LIST
read
finished

4. FORMS
NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + DIDN’T+ INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS
I the book in
class
They the
autobiography
didn’t read
didn’t finish

5. FORM
QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT+ INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS+ ?
you/he… the book in class?
they / she the autobiography?
Did read
Did finish

6. FORMS
SHORT ANSWERS
YES, SUBJECT+ DID NO, SUBJECT + DIDN’T
Yes, I
she
they
No, I
she
they
did didn’t

7. TIME EXPRESSIONS
Yesterday,
two years ago
The day before yesterday
last year, last week,
in December,
last night……..