Past Simple Tense
Form
TOBE | OTHER VERBS | |
|---|---|---|
Positive | Subject + was/ were + … (I/ he/ she/ it + was) (They/ we/ you + were) I was sick yesterday. They were sick last week. | Subject + Past simple She went shopping last month. We got up late yesterday. |
Negative | Subject + was/ were + not + … Was not = wasn’t Were not = weren’t I wasn’t sick yesterday. They weren’t sick last week. | Subject + did not + Bare infinitive Did not = didn’t She didn’t go shopping last month. We didn’t get up late yesterday. |
Question | Were/ was + Subject + …? Were you sick yesterday? Were they sick last week? | Did + Subject + Bare infinitive? Did she go shopping last month? Did you get up late yesterday? |
Usages
Signal words:
Yesterday, last week, last month, last year, last Christmas, in 2017, ago
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