SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE is used to state the facts or events that happened in the past or the past.

Formula of the simple past tense is:

1.       Nominal

(+) S + Was / Were + C

(-) S + Was / Were + Not + C

(?) Was / Were + S + C?

Example:

(+) April was cry an hour ago

(-) April was not cry an hour ago

(?) Was april cry an hours ago?

2.       Verbal

(+) S + Verb-2 + O / C

(-) S + Did + Not + Verb-1 + O / C

(?) Did + S + Verb-1 + O / C +?

Example:

(+) Yolla played dolls this night

(-) Yolla did not play dolls this night

(?) Yolla Dis play dolls this night?

The verb used in the simple past tense is a verb form to 2, can be regular and irregular verbs:

1.       Regular Verb

In regular verbs, change shape just add d / ed at the end of the verb.

Examples are:

V1                           V2                           V3

Play                        played                 played

Count                    counted               counted

Study                    studied                                 studied

Watch                   watched              watched

There are some rules to make regular verbs are:

1.       If the verb ending in '-i' add '-d' at the end of the sentence.

Example: 'Live' -> 'Lived'

2.       If the verb ending in 'consonant +-y' switch point '-y' with the '-i' and add '-ed' at the end of the verb

Example: 'study' ->' Studied '

3.       If the verb ending in 'vowel + consonant (not'-w 'or'-y ') to make double the consonant and add'-ed '

Example: 'Beg' -> 'begged'

2.       Irregular Verb

To see the list of irregular verbs, my temanpun can be directly read in the dictionary that you have at home.

Example:

V1                           V2                           V3

Break                    broke                    broken

Came                    come                     Come

Draw                     drew                     drawn

Eat                          ate                         eaten

Keep in mind that according to the formula that I list above, the simple past tense, the verb to-2 is only used in a positive sentence, if questions arise in the negative and the second verb must be converted into the first form of the verb.

Descriptive words commonly used in the simple past tense :

·         Once

·         Three times

·         Several times

·         Already

·         As yet

·         Lately

·         Recently

·         Since 1900

·         For two year

·         Never

·         Ever

·         Twice

·         For an hour

·         Just

·         Finally

·         Etc. ..