Past Simple word order

Be Subject Auxiliary Adverb Adjective Past time

verb
Affirmative I/She/He/It was Very late. yesterday
You/They/We were sometimes happy.
Negative !/She/He/It wasn´t always last week
You/They/We weren´t
Interrogative ? word Noun Auxiliary Subject when Short Answer
Verb I/she/he
Was I/she/he/it was a child Yes, you were / No, you weren´t
were you/they/we Yes, she was / No, she wasn´t
when Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t
Where were you you/they/we
What time was the class were a child

Can Subject Auxiliary verb Verb Past time

Affirmative I/She/He/It/You/ Could go out on the weekend
They/We
Negative !/She/He/It/You/Th couldn´t swim when I/she/he
ey/We was a child
Interrogative Auxiliary Verb Subject speak English when Short Answer
Could I/she/he/it/you/ you/they/we Yes, you could / No, you couldn´t
they/we were a child Yes, she could / No, she couldn´t
All other Subject Auxiliary Verb Object Past time
verbs in the verb
past simple
Affirmative I//You/They/We went out with Yesterday
She/He/It friends
on the
saw my weekend
mother
when
ate pizza I/she/he
was a child

drank wine when

Negative you/they/w
I//You/They/We didn´t go out with e were a
She/He/It friends child
See
Interrogative Auxiliary Verb Subject my Short Answer
eat mother
Did I/you/ Yes, you did / No, you didn´t
they/we pizza Yes, she did / No, she didn´t
she/he/it drink

wine
Present Perfect word order

All verbs Subject Auxiliary verb Adverb Verb Object Non

specific or
unfinished
time
Affirmative always gone out with recently
I//You/They/We have never friends
She/He/It has this week
seen my
Negative ever mother in my life
I//You/They/We haven´t
She/He/It hasn´t eaten pizza today

Interrogative Auxiliary Verb Subject Adverb drunk wine Short Answer

Have I/you/they/we ever Yes, I have / No, I haven´t

Has she/he/it Yes, she has / No, she hasn´t

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

(used in present perfect)
Be was/were Been
Go Went gone/been
See Saw Seen
Eat Ate Eaten
Drink Drank Drunk