THE PAST SIMPLE - FORM
Statements
I	worked		we	worked		I was	we were
you	worked		you	worked		you were	you were
she/he/it	worked		they	worked		she/he/it was	they were

Spelling of regular verbs
V + ed	play	played
-e + d	smoke	smoked
consonant +y = -ied	dry	dried
one-syllable verb with vowel + consonant = double + ed	plan	planned
ending vowel +consonant stressed = double + ed	prefer	preferred

Negative Statements
I	did not / didn't work		we	did not / didn't work
you	did not / didn't work		you	did not / didn't work
she/he/it	did not / didn't work		they	did not / didn't work

Yes/No Questions
Did you	work?	Yes, I did.	No, I did not / didn't.
Did she	work?	Yes, she did.	No, she did not / didn't.

Information Questions
Where	did you work?		In London.
When	did he work?		In the evening.
How	did she work?		Very well.
Information Questions (Subject)
Who	worked in London?		Peter did.
What	happened in the story?		A murder.

 

 

A man stormed up to the front desk of the library and said, "I have a complaint!"

"Yes, Sir?" said the librarian looking up at him.

"I borrowed a book last week and it was horrible!"

Puzzled by his complaint the librarian asked, "What was wrong with it?"

"It had way too many characters and there was no plot whatsoever!" said the man.

The librarian nodded and said, "Ahh. So you must be the person who took our phone book."

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