Simple past
If you want to write a verb in past, add -d or -ed at the end of the verb.
Visit --- visited
look --- looked
play --- played
HERE YOU HAVE A LIST WITH SOME OF THE REGULAR VERBS:
GRAMMAR LESSONS. SIMPLE PAST. REG. VERBS.
IRREGULAR VERBS DON´T FOLLOW THIS RULE. SO, YOU HAVE TO STUDY THEM TO KNOW HOW TO FORM THE PAST.
"TO BE" AND "CAN" ARE AUXILIARY VERBS AND THEY ARE IRREGULAR.
"TO BE" Simple Present "TO BE" Simple past
I am I was
You are You were
He is He was
She is She was
It is It was
We are We were
You are You were
They are They were
"CAN" Simple Present "CAN" Simple Past
I can I could
You can You could
He can He could
She can She could
It can It could
We can We could
You can You could
They can They could
HERE YOU HAVE A LIST WITH SOME IRREGULAR VERBS.
POSITIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Verb in past + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall
We could play football
(with other verbs. Remember if the verb is regular or irregular)
They went to the cinema (ells van anar al cinema)
I ate an apple
I visited my granny
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Aux. in past + not + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall - - - - You were not very tall /you weren´t very tall
We could play football - - - - We could not play football /you couldn´t play football
(with other verbs) Use "DID" and put the verb in infinitive.
They went to the cinema - - - - They did not go to the cinema /They didn´t go to the cinema
I ate an apple - - - - I did not eat an apple / I didn´t eat an apple
I visited my granny - - - - I did not visit my granny /I didn´t visit my granny
QUESTIONS
Aux. in past + Subject + Verb (in infinitive) + Complement + ?
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall - - - - Were you very tall?
We could play football - - - - Could we play football?
*Remember to use DID at the beginning of the question if there isn´t any auxiliary verb. Then put the verb in infinitive.
(with other verbs)
They went to the cinema - - - - Did they go to the cinema?
I ate an apple - - - - Did I eat an apple?
I visited my granny - - - - Did I visit my granny?
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