Past simple

Simple Past

By Yenni TeDa.

  • Form

    Form
    We use the infinitive and add the ending "-ed". The form is the same for all people (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

  • Structure

    Structure
    Affirmative:
    Subject + verb + ed.

  • Negative

    Negative
    subject + verb ´´To Be´´ in past + not + complement.

  • Interrogative

    Interrogative
    Did + subject + complement.

  • Uses

    Uses
    For actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

  • Expresses

    Expresses
    An action in the past taking place once, never, several times.

  • To speak

    To speak
    Of generalities or facts of the past.