SIMPLE PAST IN ENGLISH
INTERROGATIVE FORM
THE AUXILIARY VERB ALWAYS MUST START THE PRAYER, THE AUXILIARY VERB DOES NOT PREVENT THE MAIN VERB
EXAMPLE OF AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE AFFIRMATIVELY
AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT + PRINCIPAL VERB + COMPLEMENT
DID WE BUY THE DINNER?
VERB CONJUGATION
IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE USE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
TERMINATION "-ED" EXAMPLE:
• Promise - Promised
• Announce - Announced
• Crash - Crashed
• Punish - Punished
• Accept - Accepted
• Avoid - Avoided
• Sneeze - Sneezed
• Cry - Cried
• Miss - Missed
NEGATIVE FORM
EL VERBO PRINCIPAL NO CAMBIA AS A GENERAL RULE, SENTENCES THAT ARE FORMED IN A NEGATIVE WAY SHOULD CARRY THE AUXILIARY
"DO"
USUALLY THESE TWO AUXILIARIES CONTRACT TO SHORTEN THE SENTENCE:
IN PRESENT: DO + NOT = DON'T
IN THE PAST: DID + NOT = DIDN'T
IN THE SIMPLE PAST, THE AUXILIARY VERB MUST GO IN THE PAST, CHANGING FROM DO OR DOES, TO DID
SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB + NOT + PRINCIPAL VERB + COMPLEMENT WE DID NOT BUY THE DINNER
STRUCTURE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
WHEN THE SENTENCE IS WRITTEN IN THIS WAY, THE VERB IN THE SENTENCE IS WRITTEN IN ITS RESPECTIVE FORM ACCORDING TO ITS GROUP: REGULAR OR IRREGULAR. AND ALWAYS ACCOMPANIES THE SUBJECT IN SENTENCE
SUBJECT + PRINCIPAL VERB + COMPLEMENT
WE BOUGHT THE DINNER