A: What did you do last night, Pete?
B: I went to Brenda's. We repaired her bumper and washed her car.
Be
The past simple form of be is was and were:
| You We They |
were / were not (weren't) | hungry. |
| I He She It |
was / was not (wasn't) | hungry. |
Form: Other Verbs
Positive & Negative Sentences
| I You He She It We They |
arrived / didn't arrive ate / didn't eat went / didn't go drove / didn't drive slept / didn't sleep studied / didn't study worked / didn't work |
Yes or No Questions
| Did | I you he she it we they |
arrive eat go drive sleep study work |
? |
Short Answers
Did you have a good time?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn't.
Did it rain last night?
- Yes, it did.
- No, it didn't.
Did Mark call?
- Yes, he did.
- No, he didn't.
Did the students enjoy the class?
- Yes, they did.
- No, they didn't.
Questions with Question Words
| What Where When How long |
did | I you Chris it |
do go wake up take |
? |
Spelling of Verbs in Past Simple
To learn the spelling rules of past simple verbs, we must first recall consonants and vowels:
Consonant Letters:
- b
- c
- d
- f
- g
- h
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
Vowel Letters:
- a
- e
- i
- o
- u
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