GRAMMAR SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

2. PAST NEGATIVE

3. PAST AFFIRMATIVE

4. IS used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.

5. FORM

6. EXAMPLE: DID YOU STUDY AT UNIVERSITY?

7. RULE: DID/SUBJECT/ VERB IN BASE FORM/ COMPLEMENT/?.

8. EXAMPLE : WE DIDEN'T WORK AT HOME

9. RULE: SUBJECT/ DID NOT OR DIDEN'T/ VERB IN BASE FORM/ COMPLEMENT.

10. EXAMPLE: YESTERDAY, I PLAYED SOCCER.

11. RULE IS: SUBJECT/ VERB IN PAST/ COMPLEMEN

12. Ephasizes that the action is finished.

13. shows that you are talking about something that has already happened.