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Past Simple Tense Overview

This document provides a summary of basic English grammar rules for the past simple tense, including: 1) The structure of affirmative sentences in the past simple tense is subject + verb in past form + object/complement. 2) The structure of negative sentences is subject + auxiliary verb (did not/didn't) + verb in infinitive form + object/complement. 3) Yes/no interrogative sentences use the auxiliary verb before the subject and verb in infinitive form.

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Past Simple Tense Overview

This document provides a summary of basic English grammar rules for the past simple tense, including: 1) The structure of affirmative sentences in the past simple tense is subject + verb in past form + object/complement. 2) The structure of negative sentences is subject + auxiliary verb (did not/didn't) + verb in infinitive form + object/complement. 3) Yes/no interrogative sentences use the auxiliary verb before the subject and verb in infinitive form.

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AFFIRMATIVE The PAST SIMPLE tense NEGATIVE

SUBJECT PREDICATE
AUXILIARY DO → DID
Pers. Pro./ Comp./object
Verb Adverb of
Name…
time

I studied physics at the time. I study art.


YOU looked happy last night. YOU look sad.
HE played the piano when he was young. HE play the guitar.
SHE worked in a pub at the weekends. SHE work in a hospital
DID NOT DIDN´T
IT orbited Earth for 5 years. IT orbit the moon.
WE watched a drama last weekend. WE paint the toilet.
YOU hated carrots some years ago. YOU hate onions.
THEY produced electricity for many years. THEY extract oil.

AUXILIARY DO → DID
INTERROGATIVE: Yes/No questions

I look fine? you you I


YOU study physics? I I I
HE play the tube? he he he
N
SHE work in a pub? she she she
DID
IT orbit Earth?
YES,
it
DID. NO,
it
DID O
T.
= NO,
it
DIDN´T.
WE like dramas? we we we
YOU hate onions? we you you
THEY play chess? they they they

INTERROGATIVE: Information questions


Affirmative sentence.

Who I look like last night? You looked like your dad.
Where YOU live when you were 7? I lived in Bariloche.
How HE go to work yesterday? He went to work by bus.
What time SHE get up this morning? She got up at 7.
DID
How long IT orbit Earth? It orbited Earth for 5 years.
How often WE meet last week? We met three times a week.
Which one YOU choose finally? We chose the blue one.
What THEY extract 4 years ago? They extracted oil.

AFFIRMATIVE: Subject + Verb (past s.) + obj/comp. INT. (Y/N): Aux. + Subject + Verb (inf.) + obj/comp.?
NEGATIVE: Subject + Aux/NOT/verb (inf.)+ obj/comp. INT. (Info.): Q. W. + Aux + Subj. + Verb (inf.) + obj/comp.?

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