The Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense:
· As nominal
· As verbal
a. As nominal
· The affirmative form:
| I, he, she, it | was |
| you, we, they | were |
Examples:
I was in London in 1999.
Alex was in London in 1999, too.
We were together.
She was my girlfriend.
· The interrogative form:
| Was | I, he, she, it? |
| Were | you, we, they? |
Examples:
Were you in London last year?
Was Pam with you?
Were you together?
· The negative form:
| I, you, he, she | was not |
| wasn't | |
| You, we, they | were not |
| weren't |
Examples:
I was not in Paris in 1999.
Pam was not in Paris in 1999.
We were not in Paris.
b. As verbal
The time signal:
Yesterday, last month, last week, last year, two days ago, two weeks ago, two years ago, etc.
· The affirmative form:
| I, he, she, it | V2 | O |
| You, we, they | V2 | O |
Examples:
I went to Australia yesterday. (Go)
We played football last week. (Play)
He bought a new car two days ago. (Buy)
· The negative form:
| I, he, she, it | did | not | V1 | O |
| You, we, they | did | not | V1 | O |
Examples:
I did not go to Australia yesterday.
We did not play football last week.
He did not buy a new car last month.
· The interrogative form:
| Did | I, you, we, they, he, she, it | V1 | O | ? |
Examples:
Did I go to Australia yesterday?
Did we play football last week?
Did he buy a new car last month?
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