THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The simple past tense is used to talk about completed action in a time before now.

The forms of the simple present

 The affirmative form of the simple past:
 Subject + past form of the verb + object

Subject verb object

I, you, we, they watched movie
He ,she, it

Examples:

1. I ate pizza.
2. They studied English.
3. She wrote a diary.

 Word Order of Negative Sentences

The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the
Past Tense using did not/didn’t.

 The negative form of past simple

 Subject + did not/ didn’t + base form of the verb +object

Subject Did not/ didn’t verb Object

I, You, We ,They did not/ didn’t watch movie
He, She, It

Examples:

1. We didn’t eat fruits yesterday.

2. She didn’t learn Jazz.
3. It didn’t have a vaccination.
Word Order of Questions with Did

The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Did

 The interrogative form of past simple:

 Did + subject + verb + object?

Did Subject Verb* Object

Did I, You, We, They Watch movie?
Did He, She, It watch movie?

Examples:

1. Did you need a dictionary?

2. Did he like pizza?
3. Did they study English?

The use of the simple past:

The simple past is used:

 to talk about completed action:

Examples:

1. I jumped over the dog.

2. I ate ice cream.
3. I turned off the TV.

Exercise 1

Put the sentences into affirmative simple past.

1. We move to a new house.

2. They bring a sandwich.

 3. He does his homework.

4. They sell cars.

5. He visits his friends.

Exercise 2

Put the sentences into negative simple past.

1. He likes to eat pies.

2. I love colour green.

3. Shiela goes to the mall.

4. Sheena and Faye play scrabble.

5. Rexlyn reads Comic books.

Use the prompts to make an interrogative simple past.

1. he/wash/the dishes

2. she/talk/to/the manager

3. they/listen/to the radio

4. he/announce/the winner

5. you/clean/the room