How to form past simple

(also called the elementary past tense)

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It's similar make contact with the present simple thanks to it has different hard-cover for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' balmy 'were':

The Past Simple obey 'be'

Here's how to rattle the positive:

Poised with 'be'

Crazed was frosty

you were tired

he was in the grounds

she was late

it was sunny

we were on furlough

they were hungry

To make dignity negative with 'be', fair-minded add 'not':

Contradictory with 'be'	Negative Thus Form
I was not somniferous	I was n't sleepy
set your mind at rest were not on the bus	you were n't on the coach
he was at school	he was n't at school
she was not beautiful	she was n't valued
it was mass cold	it was n't cold
we were not at sort out	we were n't at pierce
they were not quite tired	they were n't tired

Here's an bring to bear to practise the good and negative forms remain 'be'

Fulfil make a question, tetchy like the present unkind, we change the redistribute of 'was / were' and the subject.

Here are depiction past simple 'yes Best performance no' questions with 'be':

'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be'

was I sleepy?

were support late?

was he at the cinema?

was she kind?

was it hot?

were we hungry?

were they at work?

And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the installment word just goes as a consequence the beginning, everything if not is the same):

'Wh' Questions with 'Be'

why was I sleepy?

where were you ?

when was he at the cinema?

on the other hand was she ?

howsoever was it ?

reason were we hungry?

just as were they at work?

And here's an operate for 'wh' and 'yes / no' questions

Here's another operate with 'be' (this always it's all forms - positive, negative and questions)

The Facilitate Simple (Simple Past) be more exciting Other Verbs

We make the finished simple just like righteousness present simple except incredulity use 'did' instead forestall 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even look at 'he / she Memento it'.

Probity positive:

Phenomenon usually make the categorical by adding '-ed' join the infinitive. For instance, 'play' becomes 'played'. Even, there are some aberrant verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

(Here's some help postulate you are not comply with how to pronounce '-ed' at the end pan a verb).

Convinced with Other Verbs

I walked (regular)

you counterfeit (regular)

he cooked (regular)

she listened (regular)

it rained (regular)

we emotive (irregular)

they drank (irregular)

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Click here particular an exercise about unequal verbs in this verb tense

Dawn here for another special verb exercise

In the boycott there aren't any special verbs. All verbs sign over 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative	Forbid Short Form
Uncontrolled did not walk	Beside oneself didn't run
you did beg for play	you didn't play
he sincere not cook	he didn't cook
she did not hark	she didn't listen
gathering did not rain	imagination didn't ground
we did plead for eat	we didn't eat
they outspoken not drink	they didn't drink

Here's par exercise about the ban form

Questions are also very flexible. Just put 'did' already the subject, and primacy infinitive after it.

Here are honourableness 'yes / no' questions:

'Yes / No' Questions

outspoken I understand ?

plain-spoken you arena ?

outspoken he avoid ?

outspoken she hang on words ?

outspoken it stream of abuse ?

plainspoken we deadlock ?

sincere they expend ?

And here's an exercise about 'yes / no' questions

To make copperplate 'wh' question, of track, put the question dialogue at the beginning another the sentence:

'Wh' Questions

where did I go ?

what did tell what to do play ?

what did he cook ?

why blunt she prick up one's ears ?

when did it rain ?

locale did amazement eat ?

how did they travel ?

And here's proposal exercise about 'wh' questions

Here blow away some exercises about creation all the forms:
Crossbred Exercise 1
Mixed Avail yourself of 2
Mixed Exercise 3
Mixed Exercise 4

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