This document provides examples of using verbs in the past tense in English. It includes tables showing the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of regular and irregular verbs in both the present and past tenses. Examples are given for the verbs "to go", "to like", and "to sleep". The past tense forms of the verb "to be" are also shown. The document concludes with example sentences using verbs in the past tense.

1. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
PRESENT
AFFIRMATIVE
I/ You/We/They
He/She
GO
LIKE
SLEEP
GOES
LIKES
SLEEPS
to the park.
apples.
at night.
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2. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
NEGATIVE
I/ You/
We/They
DON’T
He/She
DOESN’T
GO
LIKE
SLEEP
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to the park.
apples.
at night.

3. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
INTERROGATIVE
DO
I/ You/
We/They
to the park
GO
apples
LIKE
SLEEP at night
DOES He/She
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?

4. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
PAST
AFFIRMATIVE
I/ You/
We/They
WENT to the park yesterday.
last week.
LIKED apples
on Monday.
SLEPT at night
He/She
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5. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
NEGATIVE
I/ You/
We/ They
to the park yesterday.
GO
last week.
DIDN’T LIKE apples
on Monday.
SLEEP at night
He/She
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6. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
INTERROGATIVE
I/ You/
to the park yesterday
GO
DID We/They LIKE apples
last week
on Monday
SLEEP at night
He/She
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?

7. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
Regular verbs finish in –ed:
Walk – WalkED, Help – HelpED, Like – LikED, Wait –
WaitED.
Irregular verbs: Check the list:
Go – Went, Buy – Bought, Sell – Sold, Sleep – Slept.
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8. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
PRESENT
I GO to the park.
I LIKE apples.
Aaron LIKES bananas.
PAST
Yesterday I WENT to the
cinema.
I LIKED the film.
Adrian LIKED the film.
I DON’T go to the park.
Yesterday I DIDN’T GO to
I DON’T like apples.
the cinema.
Ander
DOESN’T
like I DIDN’T LIKE the film.
bananas.
Andoni DIDN’T LIKE the
film.
DO you GO to the park?
DID you GO to the cinema
DO you LIKE apples?
yesterday?
DOES
Andrea
LIKE DID you LIKE the film?
bananas?
DID Daniela LIKE the film?
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9. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
THE VERB TO BE
PRESENT
Short form
I
am
I’m
You
are
You’re
She/he/It is
He’s/She’s/
It’s
We
are
We’re
You
are
You’re
They
are
They’re
PAST
I
You
She/he
/It
We
You
They
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was
were
was
were
were
were

10. L6 – U5/6 THE PAST
Some examples:
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
Yes, I did. I watched a very good film.
Did Egoitz sleep in class? No, he didn’t. He slept
at home.
Were you happy yesterday?
Yes, I was happy because I wasn’t at school.
Was Ekaitz in the park last Monday?
No, he wasn’t. He was at school.
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