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.