simple past tense
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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