This document contains examples of using simple past tense verbs and time expressions to describe past actions. It provides sentences with subjects performing various actions in the past, including: I played basketball yesterday; you walked for one hour the last day before yesterday; and they wrote a love story three months/years ago. It then repeats the examples using the auxiliary verb "didn't" to negate some of the actions. Finally, it asks questions using auxiliary verbs like "did" to check past actions.
This document contains examples of using simple past tense verbs and time expressions to describe past actions. It provides sentences with subjects performing various actions in the past, including: I played basketball yesterday; you walked for one hour the last day before yesterday; and they wrote a love story three months/years ago. It then repeats the examples using the auxiliary verb "didn't" to negate some of the actions. Finally, it asks questions using auxiliary verbs like "did" to check past actions.
This document contains examples of using simple past tense verbs and time expressions to describe past actions. It provides sentences with subjects performing various actions in the past, including: I played basketball yesterday; you walked for one hour the last day before yesterday; and they wrote a love story three months/years ago. It then repeats the examples using the auxiliary verb "didn't" to negate some of the actions. Finally, it asks questions using auxiliary verbs like "did" to check past actions.
SUBJECT SIMPLE PAST COMPLEMENT TIME EXPRESSIONS IN PAST
(regular/irregular (at the beginning or end of
verbs) the sentences) I played basketball yesterday. YOU(singular) walked for one hour the last before yesterday. HE read a magazine last month/year. SHE slept 5 hours last summer/winter. IT drank a lot of water last week/weekend. WE went to the zoo last Sunday/Saturday... YOU(plural) drew a big house one/two hours ago. THEY wrote a love story three months/years ago.
SUBJECT didn’t Base verb Complement
(did not) I play basketball yesterday. YOU(singular) go the last before yesterday. HE read last month/year. SHE didn’t sleep last summer/winter. IT drink last week/weekend. WE go last Sunday/Saturday... YOU(plural) draw one/two hours ago. THEY write three months/years ago.
AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT Base verb Complement
I play basketball yesterday?
you (sing.) walk for one hour the last before yesterday? he read a magazine last week? Did she sleep 5 hours last night? it drink a lot of water last week/weekend? we go to the zoo last Sunday? you (pl.) draw a big house two hours ago? they write a love story three years ago?
Yes, Subject Auxiliary verb No, Subject Auxiliary negative
verb I I You You He He Yes, She did. No, She didn’t. It It (did not) We We You You They They