Past Simple Verb Tense Chart
What is the structure of the past simple verb tense?
Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
|
did | verb in the base form | ||||
Grammar rules for the past simple verb tense:
The main verb in the sentence is:
- - for regular verbs -ed is added to the verb
- - for irregular verbs see a irregular verb chart V2/Past Simple
Negative statements
- - The auxiliary verb "did" is added after the subject.
- - "not" is added between the auxiliary verb "did" and the main verb
- - the main verb stays in it's base form, in negative sentences and questions
Questions the
auxiliary verb "did" comes before the subject.
- the main verb
stays in it's base form.
- |
Subject |
Auxiliary Verb |
- |
Main Verb |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | I |
|
- |
lived |
in New york. |
We |
|
- |
played |
football. |
|
She |
|
- |
played |
outside. |
|
| - | I |
did |
not |
live |
in New York. |
You |
did |
not |
live |
in London |
|
He |
did |
not |
live |
in a big house as a child. |
|
| ? | Did |
I |
- |
receive |
a letter in the mail? |
Did |
you |
- |
learn |
English in school? |
|
Did |
she |
- |
clean |
the house everyday or once a week? |
- Past Simple Tense
- Past Simple Tense Chart
- Past Simple "to be" Chart
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Tense Chart
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense Chart
