SIDE BY SIDE ‘This table puts the present simple nd the post simple side by side so that students con compare them casi. The colo code helps them toassocate the siniloites. REMEMBER: We us simple verbs to tak about facts, truths and habits. We use them with verbs of state too. We form reglr simple verbs by using the bare infiitve. We often use adverbs of frequency. with “simple verbs: Aiwoys, often, usualy, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never. We use the past simpe when we can sllacae fact in the past We use the past simpie with adwerbe of part tine: Yesterday, lastweek, last Monday. twodeysego, three hours eno, PaeSERT SIMPLE T PAST SINPLE ‘Question Affirmative | 7 |) Aifirmstive Negative ten ta? | am Was 7 1 was + wasn tre you..2 | You ae | weteyou.? | Youwere.. You were Wp she? | She i | Was she ‘She was. She wasnt bar lew | wes ie? we | wast few? |New We arent. Were we..? | We were. We weren't fee youn? | You ate you arert.. | vere you-? | You were. You werent fee they ?_| They ere Theyarer't.. | Were they -? | Theywere.-_ They werent HAVE GOT [passe t AVE GOT (possesion) Have 1 gat? | theve ve) got. | Thaventpot — Have youget..?- | You've got Younavert eo. hag he got..? | Hehas he'sigot | Hehagn’tgot We do not use this form inthe past tense hag she get? | shehas got shehasnt got Has gota? |e has got Iehaga't got Ravewe ot? | We've: Wehaver't got Haveyou got? Youhavert go. Nave theygot? They have’ gt 1 wore? Bid work wor you work. Did you wok .? ‘work re wor? Did he work 2 work she werk? Did se work? work work? Bidicwork 2? |e wonga |e at wore. we work .? Did we work..?- | We worked... | We didnt work youwork 2 Disyou won. | vou wonea- | vou ant work ther woth? Did they werk? | They werked — | They dd work. he go? IRREGULAR she wath? Did they go..? | theyseent.. | they he ty? Didste teach? | shots | sho she stay? Didyeusing.2 | Yeu song You Didhe study? | Hestuded... | He Didwe have .? | We ha We ‘REMEMBER: Oy The present single ord the past simple use do, does, did as ov aditioral cunilry. All ether questions ore formed by inverting the subject and the first verb in the same mamer a5 the verb tobe