PAST SIMPLE

REMEMBER (SIMPLE PRESENT)
IS-ARE-AM

SIMPLE PAST OF TO BE
WAS-WERE

WAS

I-SHE-HE-IT

WERE

WE-YOU-THEY

TÚ= YOU= ESTABAS/ERAS/FUISTE

SENTENCES
STRUCTURES

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJ+WAS/WERE+PREDICATE

NEGATIVE

SUBJ+WAS/WERE+(NOT)+ PREDICATE

QUESTIONS

(WH)+ WAS/WERE+SUBJ+PREDICATE?

TO BE

SER/ESTAR

AUXILIAR VERB

WASN´T=WAS NOT
WEREN´T = WERE NOT

CHANGE ITS POSITION

QUESTION

ADVERBS OF PAST TIME

YESTERDAY-
TWO DAYS AGO-
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY-

SIMPLE PAST

SENTENCES

AFFIRMATIVE

ED-D-IED

JOHN WORKED YESTERDAY-
JOHN TRABAJÓ AYER

SUBJECT+ V(ED-D-IED)+PREDICATE

NEGATIVE

JOHN DID NOT (DIDN´T) WORK YESTERDAY

SUBJECT+DID NOT+ V (infinitive)+ predicate

QUESTION

WHERE DID JOHN WORK YESTERDAY?

(WH) + DID +V (infinitive) + PREDICATE?

V (AUX)

DID (NOT)

QUESTIONS/NEGATIVES

VERB
REGULARS

PLAYED

CANCELLED

STUDIED

WORKED

CRIED

LOVED

TALKED

SIMPLE PAST

EAT

SENTENCE: NEGATIVE/QUESTION

V(aux)

DID (NOT)

YESTERDAY, YOU BASTARD/STUPID ATE MY LUNCH. AYER, TÚ, ESTUPIDO, TE COMISTE MI ALNUERZO

(-) = YOU DID NOT EAT MY LUNCH YESTERDAY, LUCY DID IT. (Tú no comiste mi almuerzo ayer, Lucy lo hizo)

WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY? QUE COMISTE AYER?

ATE

SENTENCE: +

THIS MORNING I ATE 2 SALTEÑAS WITH A MOCONCHINCHI.

+ I USED TO SWIM IN THE RIVER

-

I DID NOT USE TO SWIM IN THE RIVER

subject+did not+ USE TO+ V(infinitive) + predicate

?

DID YOU USE TO SWIM IN THE RIVER?

DID + subject+ USE TO+ V(infinitive) + predicate?

SUBJ+USED TO+V(infinitive)+predicate