This document provides information about using the simple past tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. It also covers forming negative sentences and questions in the past tense using "did/did not" and changing the word order. Additionally, it addresses conjugating the verb "to be" in the past tense and provides some examples of using simple past tense.

1. SSiimmppllee PPaasstt TTeennssee
We use the simple past tense to
talk about what happened at a
definite time in the past.
There are some common expressions we
use:
 yesterday,
 last night,
 a month ago,
 last week,
 yesterday afternoon, etc

2. RReegguullaarr VVeerrbbss ((規則動詞))
• Most verbs ( + ed)
walk→walked play →played
• Verbs ending in e (+d)
live →lived use →used
• Verbs ending in a consonant ( 輔音) + y
(-y + ied) (consonant: p, t, r,
etc)
cry →cried carry →carried
• Short verbs ending in a vowel ( 元音) + a
consonant (vowel: a, e, i, o,
u)
(double the consonant + y)
stop →stopped shop →shopped

3. IIrrrreegguullaarr VVeerrbbss ((不規則動詞))
 No change
cost →cost put →put
 Change the vowel (元音) or the
consonant (輔音)
come →came ring →rang
make →made sit →sat
 Change the whole word
buy →bought do →did

4. NNeeggaattiivvee SSeenntteenncceess
((否定句))
We add “did not” before the main verb to
form negative sentence. (did not = didn’t)
 I did not see Sandy this morning.
 John did not go to church last Sunday.
 David did not watch TV last night.

5. QQuueessttiioonnss
We add “Did” before the subject (主語)
and put a “ ? ” at the end to form
question.
 Did you have breakfast this morning?
 Did you wash the dishes last night?
 Did you bring the umbrella?

6. TThhee VVeerrbb ““ttoo bbee””
Statements:
 “I / He / She / It” was very good.
 “You / We / They” were very smart.
Questions:
Was “I / he / she / it” very good?
Were “you / we / they” very smart?
Negative sentences:
 “I / He / She / It” was not very good.
 “You / We / They” were not very smart.

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8. TThhaannkk yyoouu vveerryy mmuucchh!!
Goodbye!