The document provides examples of using the past simple tense in English for both regular and irregular verbs. For regular verbs like "live", the positive form uses the base verb and the negative is formed with "did not". For irregular verbs like "buy", the positive uses the past form of the verb and negative is also formed with "did not". Questions and short answers are provided using "did" as an auxiliary verb.

1. Past simple

2. Regular verbs

3. Positive
I lived there
You lived there
He/ she/ it lived there
We lived there
You lived there
They lived there

4. Negative ( full form) Negative ( contractions)
I did not live there I didn’t live there
You did not live there You didn’t live there
He/she/it did not live there He/she/it didn’t live there
We did not live there We didn’t live there
You did not live there You didn’t live there
They did not live there They didn’t live there

5. Questions Short answers
Did I live there? Yes, you did / No, you didn’t.
Did you live there? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
Did he/she/it live there? Yes, he did / No, he didn’t
Did we live there? Yes, you did / No, you didn’t
Did you live there? Yes, we did / No, we didn’t
Did they live there? Yes, they did / No, they didn’t

6. Irregular verbs

7. Positive
I bought a new car yesterday
You bought a new car yesterday
He/ she/ it bought a new car yesterday
We bought a new car yesterday
You bought a new car yesterday
They bought a new car yesterday

8. Negative ( full form) Negative ( contractions)
I did not buy a car I didn’t buy a car
You did not buy a car You didn’t buy a car
He/she/it did not buy a car He/she/it didn’t buy a car
We did not buy a car We didn’t buy a car
You did not buy a car You didn’t buy a car
They did not buy a car They didn’t buy a car

9. Questions Short answers
Did I buy a car yesterday? Yes, you did / No, you didn’t.
Did you buy a car
yesterday?
Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
Did he/she/it buy a car
yesterday?
Yes, he did / No, he didn’t
Did we buy a car
yesterday?
Yes, you did / No, you didn’t
Did you buy a car
yesterday?
Yes, we did / No, we didn’t
Did they buy a car
yesterday?
Yes, they did / No, they didn’t