simple past tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

By: Joseph Valerin Rodriguez

Affirmative form

I You verb in past We (worked) + complement They (went / go)

She verb in past He (worked) + complement It (went / go)

Examples

I worked in my office. pron. verb complement

I went to the beach yestrday. pron. verb complement

She worked in her office. pron. verb complement

Negative form

I You We auxiliar & verb They (did not work) +

complement She (didn’t work) He It

Examples

I didn’’t work in my office yesterday.

pron. auxil. verb complement

She didn’t work in her office yesterday.

pron. auxil. verb complement

Yes / No questions

I

you

we

they verb + complement?

Did (work)

she

he

it

There are only two answers Yes, ___ did

No, ___ didn’t

Examples

Did you work in your office?

auxil. pron. verb complement

Yes, I did / No, I didn’t

Did she work in her office?

auxil. pron. verb complement

Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

Information questions

I

did you verb + complement?

we (work)

WH they

(words)

she

did he verb + complement?

it (work)

The WH words are the universal symbol to: what?, where?, which?, who?, when?, why?, how?, how many?, how much?, how long?, how near?, how far?, who ... with?, what ... for?, etc.

Examples

Where did you work? wh w. auxil. pron. verb

What did she do in her office?

wh w. auxili. pron. verb complement