PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Examples:

• You met Eka.
• Did you meet Eka?
• You did not meet Eka.

Complete List of Simple Past Forms

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action or an activity started and ended at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I watched a movie this morning.
• I didn't go to the market yesterday.
• Last year, I went to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.

Ok, now let’s talk about the pattern. Basically, in order to use tenses properly, ones must know the structure of the sentence.  A sentence consists of subject, predicate, object and complement. At least, a Sentence must have a subject and a predicate to be called a sentence. The predicate which we use will determine the kind of tenses. The predicate itself must be a Verb.

(+) Positive sentence :

-           Subject + Predicate

          Predicate : verb 2

          Predicate : to be (was/were)

Note : To be is used as a predicate when there is no verb

E.g.:

-           I saw a movie yesterday

-           Last year, Daniel was here

(-)  Negative sentence

-           Subject + to be (was/were) + not + nonverbal phrase.

-           Subject + did not + Verb I + Object/complement

E.g.:

-           I did not see him yesterday

-           She was not here yesterday

 ( ? ) Interrogative sentence:

-           Did + Subject + Verb I + Object/Complement?

-   was/were + subject + nonverbal phrase?

E.g.:

-           Did you play football yesterday?

-           were you at my house?