Simple past tense

Simple past tense - Formula

Positive: Subject + 2^nd form of the verb + Object

Negative: Subject + did not ( didn’t) + 1^st form of the verb + Object

Questions: Did + Subject+ 1^st form of the verb + Object

We use it when we are talking about a particular time in the past:

One hour ago/ Two years ago/ Last night/ Yesterday/ Last month

Examples:

1. I went to school yesterday.

1. We form the Past Simple of regular verbs by adding -ed to the basic verb:

break, build, cancel, carry, cry, die, grow, happen, keep, lie, open star, stare, stop, study, try, worry, leave

1. He carried his suitcases to the station.

2. Hitler ____ in 1945.

3. The Romans ____ straight roads.

4. All week, he ____ about the exam.

5. She ____ French and German from 1994 to 1996.

6. He ____ smoking last January.

7. She ____ her leg in the accident.

8. The accident ____ at nine o'clock at night.