SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Structure :

· Using be : (+) S + Was/Were + complement

(-) S + Was/Were + not + complement

(?) Was/Were + S + complement ?

· Using verb: (+) S + V2 + O

(-) S + V2 + not + O

(?) Did + S + V1 + O ?

Example :

1. Meytri was sick yesterday
2. I bought a glue yesterday
3. I didn’t go to bioskop last night
4. Did you study English yesterday ?

The functions of the simple present tense :

1. To express that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Example : We walked to school yesterday
I went to Palma last night
2. To describe a habit which stopped in the past.
Example : I always saw a night fare when I was child
Did you love flying kites when you were a kid ?
3. To describe past fact or generalizations which are no longer true.
Example : Lisa was introvert as a child, but now she is extrovert
Grandpa didn’t like coffe before

The adverb that are usually used in simple past tense sentences are :

· Yesterday

· A week ago

· This morning

· Just now

· Last week

· … ago

· A few minutes ago