SIMPLE PAST USES AND RULES. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
- 1. SIMPLE PAST We use simple past to talk about your routine in the past; it is also used to refer to actions that were completed in a time period before the present time. In the Simple Past the process of performing the action is not important.What matters is that the action was completed in the past.
- 2. AFFIRMATIVE FORM • Subject + verb in the past form+ complement • I played soccer yesterday • I ate dinner in my job • I took a shower • I danced all night
- 5. • Subject + did not (didn’t) + verb + complement • I didn’t go to school • She didn’t work yesterday • We didn’t live in NewYork NEGATIVE FORM REMEMBER: when the auxiliary is in the setence the verb will not change. In this case the auxiliary is “Did’
- 6. • Did + subject + verb + complement? • Did she pass on the exam? • Did you study english? • Did he go to the doctor yesterday? INTERROGATIVE FORM REMEMBER: when the auxiliary is in the setence the verb will not change. In this case the auxiliary is “Did’
- 7. • Yesterday • The day before yesterday • Last night/ month/ year/ week • Days ago EXPRESSIONS OF TIME