Lesson 1: Grammar Time

Past Simple Tense

Rules:

We use Past Simple to talk about something that started and finished in the past.
We use Past Simple with actions that happened at a specific time in the past. This is often marked with time expressions (yesterday, last week, 1 hour ago).
We use Past Simple to talk about a past state of being. E.g. How we felt, what we thought.

	Examples	Formula
Affirmative	I worked last weekend. She went to the seaside last Sunday and spent a few days there. Jorge was here 30 minutes ago.	person + verb + -ed (or +irregular form, e.g. go => went) to BE: person + was/were
Negative	We didn’t stop at the traffic lights and we hit another car. He didn’t eat lunch yesterday. Sammy wasn’t very busy so he helped me with my tasks.	person + did not (didn’t) + verb (infinitive) to BE: person + was/were not (wasn’t/weren’t)
Question	Did you come home late on Sunday? What did we talk about a little while ago? Where were you at 10 p.m. last Tuesday?	[Wh- question word] + did + person + verb (infinitive) to BE: [Wh- question word] + was/were + person

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