Past Simple
Formula
Subject + + +
Helping Verbs - To Be (was/were) or To Have (had) or To Do (did/didn't)
Main Verbs - V2 (irregular verb or -ed) or V0
+
Subject + was/were + Object, Place, Time ...
Subject + V2 (-ed) + Object, Place, Time ...
-
Subject + was/were + not + Object, Place, Time ...
Subject + didn't + V0 + Object, Place, Time ...
?
Wh + was/were + Subject + Object, Place, Time ... ?
[Wh] + did + Subject + V0 + Object, Place, Time ... ?
Positive
Subject + was/were + Object, Place, Time ...
Subject + V2 (-ed) + Object, Place, Time ...
I
was
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
You
were
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
He
was
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
She
was
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
It
was
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
We
were
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
They
were
had
not used
V2 (-ed)
Object, Place, Time ...
Examples
I
played
soccer
on Sunday.
You
liked
swimming
last week.
He
had
breakfast
at 7:30.
She
worked
on Wednesday.
We
ate
eggs
this morning.
They
lived
in Sweden
in 2007.
Negative
-
Subject + was/were + not + Object, Place, Time ...
Subject + didn't + V0 + Object, Place, Time ...
I
was not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
You
were not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
He
was not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
She
was not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
It
was not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
We
were not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
They
were not
had not
didn't
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
Question
?
Wh + was/were + Subject + Object, Place, Time ... ?
[Wh] + did + Subject + V0 + Object, Place, Time ... ?
I
was
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
You
were
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
He
was
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
She
was
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
It
was
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
We
were
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
They
were
had
did
V0
Object, Place, Time ...
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