Simple past

Grammar

Session 3, Nov 20.2012

Mr Roheli

Written by Sutriono

Simple Past

Main format:

+  à Subject + infinitive+ -ed/2^nd coloum of table irregular verb.

-  à  Subject + did + not + infinitive+ /2^nd coloum of table irregular verb

?  à Did + subject + infinitive/2^nd coloum of table irregular verb

Example:

	Subject	Auxiliary verb		Verb	Object
+	I,You,They,We			ate	a sandwich
	It,He,She			ate	a sandwich
-	I,You,They,We	did	not	ate	a sandwich
	It,He,She	did	not	ate	a sandwich
?	Did	I,You,They,We		eat	a sandwich
	Did	It,He,She		eat	a sandwich

Simple Past - Diagram

We use the Simple Past when we talk about something which started and finished in the past.

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We use the Simple Past to describe a series of actions in the past.

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We use the Simple Past (red) together with the Past Progressive (grey). The action in the Simple Past interrupted the action in the Past Progressive (the one which was in progress).

                                  

                                     

No	It is used for	Example	Signal Word
1	about something which started and finished in the past	Nur walked to college yesterday	yesterday last week a month ago in 2002
2	describe a series of actions in the past.	Selly stood under a tree when it began to rain