THE PAST SIMPLE - FORM | |||||||
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Statements |
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I | worked | we | worked | I
was |
we
were |
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you | worked | you | worked | you were |
you were |
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she/he/it | worked | they | worked | she/he/it was |
they were |
Spelling of regular verbs | ||
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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 |
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I | did not / didn't work | we |
did not / didn't work |
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you | did not / didn't work | you |
did not / didn't work |
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she/he/it | did not / didn't work | they |
did not / didn't work |
Yes/No
Questions |
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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 |
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Where |
did you work? |
In London. |
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When |
did he work? |
In the evening. |
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How |
did she work? |
Very well. |
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Information
Questions (Subject) |
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Who |
worked in London? |
Peter did. |
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What |
happened in the story? |
A murder. |
The past simple describes an event, a chain of events or a state at a definite time in the past. |