Simple Past: Sentence structure

Simple Past: Sentence structure

1. Verb To Be

   • Affirmative
     • ☺ + Was/Were + ...
   • Negative
     • ☺ + Wasn't/Weren't + ...
   • Interrogative
     • Yes/No Questions
       • Was/Were + ☺ + ... ?
         • Yes, ☺ + Was/Were
         • No, ☺ + Wasn't/Weren't
     • Wh Questions
       • Wh word + Was/Were + ☺ + ... ?
         • Answer: Aff. Sentence
   • WAS/WASN'T: I, He, She, it
   • WERE/WEREN'T: You, We, They

2. Other Verbs

   • Affirmative
     • ☺ + Verb (Past Form) + ...
   • Negative
     • ☺ + Didn't + Verb (Bare Infinitive) + ...
   • Interrogative
     • Yes/No Questions
       • Did + ☺ + Verb (B. I.) + ... ?
         • Yes, ☺ + Did
         • No, ☺ + Didn't
     • Wh Questions
       • Wh word + Did + Verb (B.I.) + ... ?
         • Answer: Aff. Sentence
   • REGULAR VERBS: +d / +ed
   • IRREGULAR VERBS: Second column

3. We use it for

   • Actions that happened and ended in the past
   • Past habits
   • Narrate stories in the past