Simple Past
| Form | The
simple past of regular verbs is formed adding -d
or -ed to the infinitive.
The simple past of irregular verbs has no fixed rule. You have to memorize them. See Verblist |
|
| Use | 1.Actions which started and finished at a definite time in the past. |
I was in London last month. |
| 2.Finished repeated actions or situations. |
My grandmother made delicious cakes every weekend. |
|
| 3.Two actions that happened quickly one after the other. |
When the rain stopped we hurried home. |
|
| 4.When one action interrupts another also in the past. |
The telephone rang when I was cooking. |
|
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
| I worked
You worked He / she / it worked We worked You worked They worked
|
I didn't work
You didn't work He /she / it didn't work We didn't work You didn't work They didn't work
|
Did I work ?
Did you work? Did he /she /it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work?
|
The simple past is used with the following adverbs or expressions.
|
yesterday |
at 9 o'clock |
| last saturday | long ago |
|
last week |
two days ago |
| last month | a few minutes ago |