Past Simple, also known as Past Indefinite or the preterite, is one of the most commonly used tenses in English. In Russian, pronounced [past simpl] - English transcription. It expresses completed actions in the recent and distant past and is the main past tense in the grammar of the English language. Below you will learn the rules of use, education, consider examples of sentences with Past Simple in the tables.
Short text in Simple Past Tense. Read the mini story carefully and translate.
One summer evening, Rick and Lilly went to the theater. They attended a play. The play started at 18:00. Rick and lilly enjoyed the theater. After the play, they walked together in the park. They walked beside the river. The moon was bright. They talked about their future. When spouses went home, their children were not asleep. They waited for their parents to return. They were excited to hear about the theater! Rick told the children about the play. Then, Lilly put the children to bed. Rick and lilly were very tired. It was an amazing night.
Education Rules at Past Simple
Let's look at how Past Simple is formed. The structure for constructing sentences in Past Indefinite is very simple. The most important thing is to pay attention to irregular verbs, which are used very often.
Formula of education:
For regular verbs, we add the ending - ed to the main form (want - want ed) or ending - dif it ends in - e (smil e - smile d).
Examples:
- She kissed me in the chick - She kissed me on the cheek.
- Yesterday my sister played her guitar loudly, and the neighbors complained - Yesterday my sister played the guitar out loud and the neighbors complained.
- Joe wanted to go to the museum, but I wanted to go to the club - Joe wanted to go to the museum, but I wanted to go to the club.
Go - went - gone
Eat - ate - eaten
Take - took - taken
Do - did - done
Buy - bought - bought
Read - read - read
The form of the verb is the same for all persons. Only for plural pronouns (you, they, we), and in the past form - were, for others - was. The construction of interrogative and negative sentences in Past Simple with is the same as with.
Example:
- I used to go out very often until I met Jess - I often went for a walk until I met Jess.
3. Events that occurred at a specific time in the past, although the time is not mentioned
This action is not related to this:
Example:
- James Dean made one film with Natalie Wood - James Dean made one film with Natalie Wood. (The action is not connected with the present, it happened at a certain time in the past, but the time is not mentioned; it is understood that we know when this happened).
- Compare the two sentences:
- Do you know Mark? He was my neighbor - Do you know Mark? He was my neighbor. (As you can see, the sentence does not mention the exact time: both speakers know when it was).
- Do you know Mark? He was my neighbor last year - Do you know Mark? He was my neighbor last year. (There is a есть last year ’time marker in this sentence, saying he’s not sure if the other person knew when he was her neighbor).
4. Situations that were true in the past
Example:
- I lived with my stepmother as a child - As a child, I lived with my stepmother.
- my grandmother had three brothers - My grandmother had three brothers.
5. Events in chronological order
Example:
- when I arrived home, I took off my shoes then turned on the computer and watched a cartoon - When I returned home, I took off my shoes, then turned on the computer and watched the cartoon.
6. A new or discontinuing action that is already taking place, along with the past continuous tense
Example:
- While he was talking about his new song, the doorbell suddenly rang - While he was talking about his new song, a doorbell rang suddenly.
7. Past Simple is used in conditional sentences (the second type is unlikely conditions)
If + past simple + would + infinitive (verb)
Example:
- If I spoke German, I would like to live in Germany - If I spoke German, I would like to live in Germany.
And in sentences with wishes:
- I wish it wasn’t so hot - Too bad it's so hot.
Companion Words (Markers) Past Simple
There is no escape from the words of time indicators. Thanks to the markers, we are building sentences, indicating the time when something happened. Using auxiliary words in written or colloquial speech, we let a person know a specific time in the past.
Yesterday / the day before yesterday / last week (month, a year etc), a week ago, once, when?
2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday, always, often, sometimes, rarely, never.
Examples of constructing sentences with words by signals:
- I visited Berlin last week - I visited Berlin last week.
- She went to bed ten minutes ago “She went to bed ten minutes ago.”
- I was very depressed the other day - I was very depressed the other day.
- Who robbed a bank yesterday? - Who robbed a bank yesterday?
Past Simple offer forms
In English, there are three forms of sentences, which are given in the tables below.
Affirmative sentences Past affirmative sentences
The affirmative sentence diagram is shown in table form.
| Who? Who! | Form of verb (verb form) | Examples |
| I (i) | I cleaned the kitchen I drank a glass of wine |
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| He / She / It (he, she, it) | regular verb: verb + ed irregular verb: past form of the verb |
He worked in holland He ate a sandwich She joined the class She found a secret door It opened the window It wrote a song |
| You (you, you) | regular verb: verb + ed irregular verb: past form of the verb |
You washed the floor You went home |
| We (we) | regular verb: verb + ed irregular verb: past form of the verb |
We jumped on the trampoline We drank some water |
| They (they) | regular verb: verb + ed irregular verb: past form of the verb |
They hurt each other They knew about us |
Negative Past Simple Tense (Negative sentences)
The negation of Past Simple is formed using the auxiliary verb to do (the past form did) and the negative particle not and the semantic verb without the particle to.
Schematic: Subject + did + not + verb + the rest of a sentence
| Who? Who! | Form of verb (verb form) | Examples |
| I (i) | did not + verb | I did not clean the kitchen |
| He / She / It (he, she, it) | did not + verb | He did not eat a sandwich She did not join the class It did not open the windows |
| You (you, you) | did not + verb | You did not wash the floor |
| We (we) | did not + verb | We did not jump on the trampoline |
| They (they) | did not + verb | They did not hurt each other |
Abbreviated negative form:
- We didn’t drink water
- She didn’t need a mechanic
Interrogative sentences
Interrogative sentences are based on the following formula:
(Auxiliary verb) Did + subject + verb + the rest of a sentence
The table shows examples with interrogative sentences.
| Verb to do | Who? Who! | Form of verb (verb form) | Examples |
| Did | I (i) | verb | Did I clean the kitchen? |
| Did | He / She / It (he, she, it) | verb | Did he eat a sandwich? Did she join the class? |
| Did | You (you, you) | verb | Did you wash the floor? |
| Did | We (we) | verb | Did we jump on the trampoline? |
| Did | They (they) | verb | Did they hurt each other? |
Abridged negative-interrogative sentences:
- Did you not need a doctor?
- Didn’t you need a doctor?
Note:
We do not use the verb in the past form when the sentence is denied.
Compare:
WRONG: I didn’t invited her.
- CORRECT: I didn’t invite her.
- WRONG: Did I invited her?
- CORRECT: Did I invite her?
Rule for spelling words -ed
Regular verbs are usually conjugated by adding an ending - ed. However, there are a few exceptions:
- 1. We said earlier, if verb ends with -e, we add at the end of the word - d:
- Danc e - danc ed
- lov e - lov ed
- 2. The word ends with the Consonant + Vowel + Consonant, the last consonant is doubled and added - ed:
- Admit - admi tted
- Refer - refe rred
- 3. A two-syllable verb ends in a consonant + a vowel + a consonant, we do not double the last consonant when the stress stands on the first syllable:
- En ter - entered
- Su ffer - suffered
- 4. The word ends with - ychanges to - i:
- Hurr y - hurr ied
- Stud y - stud ied
- Tid y - tid ied
- Tr y - tr ied
- Cop y - cop ied
- 5. The word ends with - l always doubles after the vowel in the British version, but not in the American:
- Marve lling (British)
- Marve ling (American).
Pronunciation rules with -ed
The table shows how to read the ending -ed
| [d] | [t] | [ɪd] |
| Sound [d] pronounced after all vowels and after voiced consonants (except / d /) [z] [b] [v] [m] [n] [ŋ] [l] [g] |
Sound [t] pronounced after [k] [p] [f] [s] [ʃ] | Sound [ɪd] pronounced after [d] [t] |
| prepared, watered, cleaned, ironed, lived, tried, hurried, planned | picked, hopped, dressed, crossed, smashed, slipped | corrected, ended, started, visited, suggested |
Differences between Past Simple and Present Perfect
| Past simple | |
| Actions that occurred at a specified time in the past; Actions Completed. They talked to me yesterday. |
Completed activities that occurred at an unspecified time in the past. My friend has left to Paris. (We do not know when he left; he is in Paris or still on the way). |
| Actions in the past that are not related to the present and which happened at a certain time in the past, but the time is not mentioned. I met Michael Jackson (I won’t meet him again - he’s dead; the time period is over). |
Actions in the past that are related to the present and which happened at a certain point in the past, but time is not mentioned. I have spoken to Brad Pitt. (Perhaps I will talk to him again; he is alive - the time period is not completed). |
General Past Simple Table
| Types of offers | PAST SIMPLE |
| Affirmative sentence | I / we / you / they / he / she / it + V - ed/V.2 |
| Negative sentence | I / we / you / they / he / she / it + didn’t + V |
| Interrogative sentence (general question) | Did + I / we / you / they / he / she / it + V…? |
| Special issue | WH + did + I / we / you / they / he / she / it + V…? WH-why, where, when etc. |
Exercises and answers for Past Simple
Do simple past tense exercises to consolidate your material.
Exercise 1. Add the ending -ed and distribute in the column.
Cry, play, stop, travel, live, empty, destroy, prefer, dance, smile, fry.
Answers. Answers to the exercise:
Cry-cried; play - played; stop - stopped; dance - danced; smile - smiled; fry - fried; travel - travelled; empty - emptied; destroy - destroyed; prefer - preferred; live - lived.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer.
1. We (went / goed) to Venice on holiday.
2. (Did you went / did you go) by plane?
3. Rick (didn’t came / didn’t come) with us.
4. The car (stoped / stopped).
5. When I arrived he (were not / was not) at home.
6. My husband (catched / caught) the robber.
7. We (did move / moved) to a new house.
8. The man (were / was) nice to me.
9. Manchester City (losed / lost) the final.
10. How much (did you payed / did you pay) for the car?
Answers. Answers to the exercise:
1. went
2. did go
3. didn’t come
4. stopped
5. was not
6. caught
7. moved
8. was
9. lost
10. did pay
Exercise 3. Open the brackets, put the verb in the Past form.
1. My grandpa always (sit) on the same stool.
2. I was robbed and (shoot) in the leg.
3. She (cut) the cabbage with a knife.
4. I (not know) where to hide my money.
5. His brothers (be not) very kind to us.
6. Amanda (carry) her daughter upstairs to bed.
7. They (fly) to Iceland this summer.
8. (you / here) that strange noise?
9. I (not break) this window. It (be) Daisy.
10. I (bring) some sweets.
Answers. Answers to the exercise:
1. sat
2. shot
3. cut
4. didn’t know
5. were not, weren’t
6. carried
7. flew
8. Did you here
9. didn’t break, was
10. brought
Do the tasks:
Compose 5 sentences with interrogative, negative, and affirmative forms of Past Simple. Share them in the comments.
To consolidate the material, watch the video on the theme Past Simple.
We use the simple past tense when we say:
1. About events or actions that occurred in the past and whose time has expired. That is, the action or event is complete.
(he bought a car last year, they went on vacation last month, the meeting was last week)
2. About events or actions in the past that were repeated regularly, but are not happening now.
(she did dancing at school, we went to the gym last year)
3. About events in the past that occurred one after another.
(they met, walked in the park, went to the cinema)
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How is the Past Simple affirmative form formed?
When forming Past Simple, we always look at the verb, as it will change. There are two types of verbs in English: right and wrong.
Depending on the verb, the past tense is formed as follows:
- if the verb is correct, we add ending -ed (cook - cooked);
- if the verb is incorrect, we put it in second form (see - saw).
There is no rule by which we can determine the right or wrong verb in front of us. You can find out only by looking at it in the dictionary or remembering.
The same goes for irregular verb forms. They must be remembered or looked in the dictionary. The Past Simple education scheme is as follows:
The one in question + the correct verb with the ending ed or the 2nd form of the irregular verb.
| I | |
| You | |
| We | worked |
| They | slept |
| She | went |
| He | |
| It |
for example
I went to the cinema yesterday.
I went to the movies yesterday.
She moved last year.
She moved last year.
They married three years ago.
They got married three years ago.
The end of the -ed verbs in Past Simple
There are a few nuances when adding the -ed ending to regular verbs.
- If the verb ends with the, then added to the verb only -d:
chang e - chang ed - change;
clos e - clos ed - close.
- If the verb ends to consonantfaced by stressed vowel, then the consonant doubles:
sto p - sto pped - stop;
ba n - ba nned - prohibit.
Exceptions: verbs ending in -x and -w:
fi x - fi xed - fix;
flo w - flo wed - flow.
Note:at british englishwhen the verb ends with -l, it doubles regardless of where the stress falls:
trave l - trave lled - travel.
American option:
trave l - trave led - travel.
- If the verb ends with -yand before it comes a consonant, then y changes to i +ed:
cr y - cr ied - cry;
tr y - tr ied - try.
Important: if the vowel is beforethen the ending -ed is added without change letters:
sta y - sta yed - stay;
pla y - pla yed - play.
Companion Words Past Simple
These are hint words that help determine that we have a simple past tense:
- yesterday,
- last week / month / year,
- in 1989 (2000, 2012, etc.) year,
- two (three, four, etc.) days / month / years ago.
Examples
I saw him five days ago.
I saw him five days ago.
She watched this film yesterday.
She watched this movie yesterday.
They lived in England in 1999 year.
They lived in England in 1999.
Negative Suggestions in Past Simple
Negation is formed using auxiliary verb did (this is the auxiliary verb do, but in the past form) and particles not. In this case, the semantic verb is used in the initial form.
The combination did + not will be our particle " not". For example, he did not participate in the exhibition, they did not go to the club yesterday.
The scheme for constructing a negative sentence in Past Simple is as follows:
The one in question + did + not + verb in the initial form.
| I | |||
| You | |||
| We | work | ||
| They | did | not | sleep |
| She | go | ||
| He | |||
| It |
An important point: the auxiliary verb did already shows that the sentence is in the past tense, therefore a verb in a sentence (run / jump / run) we do not set in the past tense, but use the initial form. That is, we do not put it in the 2nd form and do not add the ending ed.
Why is it necessary to show 2 times that this is the past tense?
He did not swim yesterday.
He did not swim yesterday.
NOT: He did not swam yesterday.
for example
They did not work last summer.
They did not work last summer.
She did not run yesterday.
She did not run yesterday.
What abbreviation can I use?
We can reduce the negative particle not as follows.
Did + not \u003d didn’t
We didn "t win this battle.
We did not win this battle.
Interrogative sentences in Past Simple
The construction of questions in Past Simple is the same as in other times of this group (Simple). To ask a question, the auxiliary verb did should be put first in the sentence. The semantic verb, like in negation, is not put in the past tense, but its initial form is used. You do not need to add -ed endings.
Did + the one in question + the initial form of the verb.
| I | ||
| you | ||
| they | work? | |
| Did | we | sleep? |
| he | go? | |
| she | ||
| it |
Statement
He called me last week.
He called me last week.
They bought a new car.
They bought a new car.
Question
Did he call you last week?
Did he call you last week?
Didthey buy a new car?
Did they buy a new car?
Short positive answer contains the auxiliary verb did, which replaces the action itself.
Yes he did.
Yes, he called.
Yes they did.
Yes, they bought.
Full positive answer built as an affirmative offer.
Yes, he called me last week.
Yes, he called me last week.
Yes, they bought a new car.
Yes, they bought a new car.
Short negative answer contains the auxiliary verb did and the negative particle not.
No he did not.
No, he did not call.
No, they did not.
No, they did not buy.
Full negative answer built as a negative sentence.
No he did not call me last week.
No, he did not call me last week.
No, they did not buy a new car.
No, they did not buy a new car.
Special Issues in Past Simple
When we ask a question with the following question words:
- what
- when
- where
- which,
The interrogative word + did + the one in question + the verb in the initial form?
| I | |||
| When | you | ||
| Where | they | work? | |
| What | did | we | meet? |
| Why | she | buy? | |
| he | |||
| it |
Let's look at some examples.
Why did you steal this thing?
Why did you steal this thing?
Whendid she sell her phone?
When did she sell her phone?
Whatdid they buy?
What did they buy?
So, we have analyzed the simple past tense, which is actually not so simple. If you still have questions, ask them in the comments under the article.
Also, if you haven’t done it yet, i advise you to read about other times of the Simple group:
Now let's get to practice.
Pin exercise Past Simple
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. He built his house in 1997.
2. They went to the concert last month.
3. Did you give her a present yesterday? Yes, I gave her a present yesterday.
4. We did not see each other last week.
5. My girlfriend broke her phone last year.
6. Children did not go to the camp last summer.
7. Why did he move?
8. Did you go camping last weekend? No, we didn’t go.
Write your answers in the comments, and I will definitely check them.
Past Simple (Indefinite) - past indefinite time
Past Simple (Past Indefinite) is a simple indefinite time in English, most often used to indicate an action that occurred in the past and is already completed. Below is the formula and rules for the education of Past Simple and indicator words, examples of its use in narrative, negative and interrogative sentences and situations in which simple indefinite time is used in English.
Education Past Simple
In the affirmative sentence, Past Simple is formed by adding -ed to the verbs or by using their second form (also called Past Simple) if the verb is incorrect.
Affirmative (narrative) sentence using Past Simple:
I played football yesterday. - I played football yesterday (the action was completed yesterday).
I thought about that. - I thought about it (the action is completed).
A negative sentence is formed using the did verb (2 form of the verb do) and adding the not fraction after it. At the same time, did and not can be merged into one word didn’t. Formula:
Noun + did + not + verb
An example of a negative sentence:
I did not play with my dog \u200b\u200byeasterday. - I did not play with my dog \u200b\u200byesterday.
I did not smoke five years ago. - I did not smoke five years ago.
To create an interrogative sentence in Past Simple, you must use the following formula:
Did + noun + verb
An example of an interrogative sentence:
Did you play football yesterday? - Did you play football yesterday?
Did you go to the cinema five days ago? “Did you go to the cinema five days ago?”
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Index words Past Simple
With Past Simple, auxiliary words are often used to make it easier to distinguish between simple indefinite times. There are such pointer words:
- yesterday \u003d yesterday
- the day before yesterday \u003d the day before yesterday
- (Three days, five days, five years ...) ago \u003d three days ago, five days ago, five years ago, etc.
- last (week, month, year, weekend ...) \u003d last week, last month, last year, etc.
- in (1999, 2010, June, April ...) \u003d in June, in April, etc.
- when ... \u003d when ....
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Cases in which Past Simple is used
Here we come to the most important thing, namely, cases of using simple indefinite time. It is not enough to know the rules of education at any time, you need to be able to use them. The following rules and examples of its use in different cases will help you learn how to use it in a conversation and in writing.
I use case: completed in the past 
Completed Action in the Past
In this case, Past Simple is used to emphasize that the action occurred in the past and ended in the past. Marker words are often used. examples:
I saw a movie yesterday. - I saw the movie yesterday.
I did not see a play yesterday. - I did not see the play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan. - Last year I traveled to Japan.
II use case: a series of completed actions 
A Series of Completed Actions
Past Simple is used to indicate actions in the past that followed one after another. examples:
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. - I finished work, walked to the beach and found a good place to swim.
He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. - He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00 and met others at 10:00.
Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? “Did you add the flour, pour it into the milk, and then add the eggs?”
III use case: an action that lasted some time in the past 
Duration in Past
Another case where a simple indefinite past tense is used may be the desire to emphasize that an action has occurred in the past for some time. Usually in such cases the expressions for two years, for two months, all day, all year and others are used. examples:
I lived in Brazil for two years. - I lived in Brazil for two years.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years. - Shona taught Japanese for five years.
They sat at the beach all day. “They sat on the beach all day.”
IV use case: past habits 
Habits in the Past
Past Simple can be used when you want to show that you had some kind of habit in the past that you have already got rid of. In this case, Past Simple replaces the expression used to. The use of the word when is also common. examples:
I studied French when I was a child. - I learned French when I was a child.
He did not play the piano. - He did not play the piano.
Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? - You played musical instruments when you were a child?
V use case: facts that were relevant in the past or generalizations 
Past facts or generalizations
In this case, Past Simple is used to describe facts in the past or to generalize. As in the case of the 4th use case, the value is very close to the value of the sentences in which used to occurs. examples:
She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. - She was modest in childhood, but now she is very sociable.
He did not like tomatoes before. “He used to not like tomatoes.”
People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past. - In the past, people paid much more to make calls from mobile phones.
In the article we will analyze the temporal features of the English and Russian languages, namely, we compare the education of the past tense in these two languages. We will analyze in detail what Past Simple is in English. Be sure to understand how the proposals are built, what rules and exceptions exist. The topic is quite logical and simple, if not distracted by the explanation.
The past tense in languages
To begin with, the past tense in Russian and English has a fundamental semantic difference. There is one thing in our language. For us it is absolutely natural and goes without saying: “ he read a book yesterday», « we phoned two days ago», « by three o’clock I was ready for the trip», « they walked from four to eight in the evening", Etc. All these actions were committed in the past and have been carried out to the present moment.
For us, this is enough to understand that we are dealing with the past tense. In English, there are four varieties of past tense. The given examples of sentences are used in different forms of the past tense forms.
Note: past tenses
So, to make the picture clearer, we list the types of past tense - Past Tenses (in translation past - “past, past”, tenses - “tenses”):
- Past Simple - past simple.
- Past Continuous - past continuing.
- Past Perfect - past perfect.
- Past Perfect Continuous - past perfect in the process.
All these times are past. For clarity, consider the difference on additional specific proposals:
- Past Simple: " He read a book yesterday". It is important for us that the action happened once in the past - “yesterday”. It doesn’t matter whether it was morning or evening. Most importantly, the action happened.
- Past Continuous: " Yesterday at two in the afternoon he read a book". This time informs us of a specific action at a particular moment in the past, not just “yesterday”, but “yesterday at two in the afternoon.” The action took place at a particular moment.
- Past Perfect: " By two in the afternoon he had already finished reading the novel.". Here the action took place in the past and was completed before two hours. In other words, the action occurred earlier than some other action (or time) in the past.
- And finally, Past Perfect Continuous: “ He read the novel yesterday from three to six in the evening". At this time, the emphasis is on committing an action in the past, lasted for a long period and ended until a certain time in the past.
At first glance, it is somewhat confused and difficult. But when studying a specific time and with the necessary training, everything becomes clear.
We are now specifically interested in Past Simple. (pastes simple) in English. We will consider it.
Past Simple: use cases
The Past Simple time in English characterizes the actions that were performed once in the past. Typically, such sentences indicate certain words (perhaps they are simply implied): yesterday or two hours ago, last week or last Friday, last year or month, a couple of years or five years ago, and so on.
Actions that took place in the past and follow each other also characterize this time. For example: " She woke up, took a shower, packed up, had breakfast and went to work».
This time is also used when the usual actions in the past are implied, but now irrelevant now: “ In my early childhood, I loved to often run to visit my grandmother».
Now let's move on to building sentences and touch on those defined in Past Simple ( pastes simple) rules.
Affirmative (narrative) sentences in Past Simple
So, to build an affirmative sentence in Past Simple, you need to know the following: in English there are regular and irregular verbs. Let's figure it out:
- Regular verbs are those that obey certain laws of the language, for example, the rule of the formation of the past tense. For all correct, one can say, “obedient” verbs, it is single and obligatory: k (without a particle to) to form in the past tense, the ending “ -ed" or " -d”.
- Irregular verbs are, in simple terms, "naughty" verbs that do not obey the general principle of the formation of the verb form in Past Simple (past simple). The rules do not apply here - exceptions work that must be remembered! The difficulty is that there are many irregular verbs. They are all reflected in special grammar tables in textbooks or in ordinary English-Russian dictionaries. Next to the irregular verb are two more forms. We will be interested in just the second form (or the second column in the textbook tables).
When building sentences, remember the word order. At the initial stage, try to start with the subject, followed by the predicate, and only then - all the others. This is optional, but desirable, since observing this moment will help develop the habit of not losing the significant parts of the statement and know exactly where to start building the phrase.
Negative and interrogative sentences in Past Simple
To build negative and interrogative sentences in Past Simple in English, you need to know that there is an auxiliary verb did. This is an assistant verb. It helps build negative and interrogative statements.
In a negative sentence, first (in the first place) is the subject, then - the verb assistant did with negation not (in abbreviated form - didn’t), then - the predicate in the initial form without to and the rest of the proposal.
When constructing the question, the word order is as follows: first, if there is one, a question word, then an assistant verb did, then - subject, predicate, in initial form without to, and the remaining members of the sentence. Using the example in the table proposed in the article, this can be seen more clearly.
For a complete understanding and consolidation of the knowledge gained, it is necessary to carry out it. It can be a variety of tasks: put the verb in the desired form, translate the sentence from Russian into English, insert the appropriate verb from the proposed ones, etc. The main thing is to fulfill them with awareness, in which case it is very easy will build his speech in the past tense.
The article reflects the full table. Disassemble it again in detail and carefully. Two accents are regular / irregular verbs and the auxiliary verb did.
Note: types of simple Simple (simple) time
It must be repeated that if you catch the principle of the use of tenses in English, and it is original and simple, then the whole kind of temporary table in English will become clear and transparent.
For example, simple in translation - " plain". There are three Simple tenses in English: Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple (present simple and past simple, and futile simple), that is, a real simple, past simple and future simple time. Each of these types of time is characterized by its own construction of sentences and its own characteristics, which is presented in the table.
It will also be extremely useful to carry out exercises for comparing and constructing sentences in this line of the Simple direction (for example, pastes simple and futures simple, present simple and futures simple). And the more practice, the better!
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