The document summarizes the past simple tense in English. It discusses the form, use, and examples of the past simple tense in positive and negative sentences, yes/no questions, and WH- questions. The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions, durations, habits, and facts in the past. It provides examples such as "Jimmy failed in love with Anne" and "Anne lived in China for three years when she was young."

1. Past Simple Tense

2. Past Simple: Form
Positive:
I
You
We
They
He + V+ed + modifier.
She
It

3. Past Simple: Form
Positive:
Subject Verb Modifier.
I was at home yesterday.
worked
worked as the writer at home.
You/ We/ They were students.
studied
studied in the university.
He/ She/ It was French.
came from France.

4. Past Simple: Form
Spelling Rules: Verb+ed
most regular verbs: +ed need
eeded
Jimmy needed to see the doctor.
walked
Marrie walked to school.
looked
Bobbie looked at a bird on the tree.
regular verbs ending with –e +d lived
Jimmy (He) lived in England.
Anne (She) died in 1982.
died
regular verbs ending in -y > ied He studied in London.
studied
consonant + ‘y’: cried
She cried when Bobbie, her dog died.
regular verbs ending in stopped
double He stopped learning in London last month.
consonant + vowel + consonant: the last She travelled around the world.
travelled
double the last consonant consonant
+ed
Irregular verbs: changed Jimmy went to London for his study.
Anne found her ring in his pocket.

5. Past Simple: Form
Negative sentence:
I
You
We
They
+ didn’t + Vinfinitive + modifier.
He
She
It

6. Past Simple: Form
Negative: NOT
Subject Verb NOT (negative) Modifier.
(positive)
I was I was not at home yesterday.
worked
worked didn’
didn’t work as the writer at home.
You/ We/ They were were not students.
studied
studied didn’
didn’t study in the university.
He/ She/ It was was not French.
came didn’
didn’t come from France.

7. Past Simple: Form
Yes/No Question:
Was /
Were
+ S + (adj.) + modifier ?
Did + S + Vinfinitive+ modifier ?

8. Past Simple: Form
Yes/No Question:
To be Subject (adjective) Modifier ?
Was I clever ? -
Were you - at home yesterday?
Was he - from Germany ?
V. to do / Aux. V. Subject V infinitive Modifier ?
Did you work as the writer at home?
Did they study in the university ?
Did it come from Germany ?

9. Past Simple: Form
WH-
WH- Questions:
was/
WH + +
were S + (adj.) + modifier?
WH + did + S + Vinfinitive + modifier?

10. Past Simple: Form
WH-Question:
WH-
Question word to be Subject (adjective) Modifier ?
Where was I - yesterday?
Who were you - ?
Where was he - from?
to do/
Question word
Aux V.
Subject V infinitive Modifier ?
Where did you work in the evening?
Where did they study ?
Where did he come from?

11. Past Simple: Use
Completed action in the past
Jimmy failed in love with Anne.
A series of completed action
Jimmy went to the sea,
walked to the beach,
and found a nice play to swim.

12. Past Simple: Use
Duration in past
Anne lived in China for three years
when she was young.
Habits in the past
I liked to eat water melon when I was a child.

13. Past Simple: Use
Past facts or generalization
Anne was shy as a child,
but now she is very outgoing.