The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It notes that the past simple tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. It outlines the forms of regular verbs which use "-ed" and irregular verb forms. It also explains that questions and negative sentences in the past simple tense use the base form of the verb rather than the "-ed" form. Examples are provided to illustrate the positive, question, and negative forms of the past simple tense.

1. The Past Simple Tense

2. We use the Past Simple to talk about
actions that happened at a specific time
in the past.
Generally, there are two important facts
to remember about this tense:
- There are regular verbs (-ED) and
irregular verbs (2nd column)
- Questions and negative sentences,
unlike the positive ones, preserve
the base form of the verb
(Did you go there?).

3. FORM
Subject
I/a dog…
Verb + ed or an irregular
+
form
worked/went/saw…
I lived in New York for 10 years.
They saw us playing football.

4. QUESTIONS
Auxiliary
+
Subject
+
verb
did
I/a cat/me and
my
brother…
Verb
go/take…
How long did he work there?
Did you see that?

5. NEGATIVES
Subject
I/a cat…
+
Auxiliary
verb
didn't
+
Verb
go/take…
He didn't learn any Italian when he was
in Italy two years ago.
I didn’t see my old friend.

6. NEGATIVES
Subject
I/a cat…
+
Auxiliary
verb
didn't
+
Verb
go/take…
He didn't learn any Italian when he was
in Italy two years ago.
I didn’t see my old friend.