1. SIMPLE PAST
We use simple past to talk about your
routine in the past; it is also used to
refer to actions that were completed in a
time period before the present time. In
the Simple Past the process of
performing the action is not important.
What matters is that the action was
completed in the past.
2. AFFIRMATIVE FORM
• Subject + verb in the past form+ complement
• I played soccer yesterday
• I ate dinner in my job
• I took a shower
• I danced all night
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5. • Subject + did not (didn’t) + verb + complement
• I didn’t go to school
• She didn’t work yesterday
• We didn’t live in New York
NEGATIVE FORM
REMEMBER: when
the auxiliary is in the
setence the verb will
not change.
In this case the
auxiliary is “Did’
6. • Did + subject + verb + complement?
• Did she pass on the exam?
• Did you study english?
• Did he go to the doctor yesterday?
INTERROGATIVE FORM
REMEMBER: when
the auxiliary is in the
setence the verb will
not change.
In this case the
auxiliary is “Did’
7. • Yesterday
• The day before yesterday
• Last night/ month/ year/ week
• Days ago
EXPRESSIONS OF TIME
