Simple Past: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs Structure Affirmative Form Negative Form Question Form
Simple Past: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs Structure Affirmative Form Negative Form Question Form
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
STRUCTURE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
NEGATIVE FORM
QUESTION FORM
IN THE SIMPLE PAST,
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VERBS:
REGULAR VERBS
Play Played
Watch Watched END IN -ED
Study Studied
IRREGULAR VERBS
Go Went DON’T END IN –ED
See Saw HAVE IRREGULAR
TERMINATIONS
Sleep Slept
SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR VERBS FORM
I
YOU
HE watched TV
SHE played soccer
IT studied English
WE
YOU
THEY
I
YOU
HE went to the park
SHE
saw a snake
IT
WE slept late
YOU
THEY
I
YOU went to the park.
HE saw a snake.
SHE slept late.
IT watched TV.
WE played soccer.
YOU studied English.
THEY
wash go
SIMPLE PAST – NEGATIVE FORM
I
YOU go to the park.
see a snake.
X
He didn’t go to the park.
HE
SHE DID NOT sleep late.
X
IT DIDN’T watch TV.
WE play soccer.
YOU study English.
She didn’t sleep late.
THEY
I DIDN’T GO TO THE PARK
I DIDN’T WENT TO THE PARK
They didn’t play football yesterday.
SIMPLE PAST – QUESTION FORM
YES/NO QUESTIONS
I
YOU go to the park Did she sleep late?
HE see a movie Yes, she did.
?
No, she didn’t.
SHE sleep late
DID IT watch TV
Did you watch TV?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
WE play soccer Did they study English?
YOU study English Yes, they did.
No, they didn’t.
THEY
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Did they go to the park? VERBS GO BACK TO THE
BASE FORM. (DID ALREADY
Did she see a movie? INDICATES PAST)
PAY ATTENTION
A QUESTION DOES NOT NECESSARILY
START WITH DID: