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How do we make the Simple Past Tense?
To make the simple past tense, we use:- past form only
or - auxiliary did + base form
V1 base | V2 past | V3 past participle | ||
regular verb | work explode like | worked exploded liked | worked exploded liked | The past form for all regular verbs ends in -ed. |
irregular verb | go see sing | went saw sang | gone seen sung | The past form for irregular verbs is variable. You need to learn it by heart. |
You do not need the past participle form to make the simple past tense. It is shown here for completeness only. |
subject | + | main verb |
past |
subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | not | + | main verb |
did | base |
auxiliary verb | + | subject | + | main verb |
did | base |
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
+ | I | went | to school. | ||
You | worked | very hard. | |||
- | She | did | not | go | with me. |
We | did | not | work | yesterday. | |
? | Did | you | go | to London? | |
Did | they | work | at home? |
subject | main verb | |||
+ | I, he/she/it | was | here. | |
You, we, they | were | in London. | ||
- | I, he/she/it | was | not | there. |
You, we, they | were | not | happy. | |
? | Was | I, he/she/it | right? | |
Were | you, we, they | late? |
How do we make the Simple Past Tense?
To make the simple past tense, we use:- past form only
or - auxiliary did + base form
V1 base | V2 past | V3 past participle | ||
regular verb | work explode like | worked exploded liked | worked exploded liked | The past form for all regular verbs ends in -ed. |
irregular verb | go see sing | went saw sang | gone seen sung | The past form for irregular verbs is variable. You need to learn it by heart. |
You do not need the past participle form to make the simple past tense. It is shown here for completeness only. |
subject | + | main verb |
past |
subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | not | + | main verb |
did | base |
auxiliary verb | + | subject | + | main verb |
did | base |
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
+ | I | went | to school. | ||
You | worked | very hard. | |||
- | She | did | not | go | with me. |
We | did | not | work | yesterday. | |
? | Did | you | go | to London? | |
Did | they | work | at home? |
subject | main verb | |||
+ | I, he/she/it | was | here. | |
You, we, they | were | in London. | ||
- | I, he/she/it | was | not | there. |
You, we, they | were | not | happy. | |
? | Was | I, he/she/it | right? | |
Were | you, we, they | late? |
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