Past simple I

 

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Irregular Verbs

Afirmative

Subject + verb (+ed)

• Played basketball yesterday.
• She studied hard last week.
• He cried a lot two hours ago..

 

Negative

Subject + did not / didn't + Verb

• The concert didn't end at 11 o'clock.
• He didn't want a wine.
• They didn't arrive early.

 

Interrogative

Did + Subject + Verb?

• Did he play football?
• Did your cousin come last Tuesday?
• Did he phone you?

 

Short answer

Yes, I did. No, I didn't

Did you call the police? No, I didn't.

NOTES:

Regular verbs: play, study, cry, arrive, want...

Irregular verbs: speak, drive, run, see...

You can use the past simple with these past time expressions: this morning, yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year...