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ABOUBAKR OUMAROU ALI

IG3

The simple past

Affrimative : s + v + ed

Ex1 : Oumarou arrived late yesterday

Ex 2 : Abdou saw a snack last week

Negative : s + did + not + v(simple present) + c

Ex 1 : OUMAROU did not arrive late yesterday

Ex 2 : Abdou did not see a snack last week

Interrogative : Did + s + v ( simple present ) + c ?

Ex1 : Did Oumarou arrive late yesterday ?

Ex2 : did Abdou see a snack last night ?

Interro negative : Did + S + not + v( simple present ) + c ?

Ex1 : Did Oumarou not arrive late yesterday ?

Ex 2 : Did Abdou not see a snack last week ?

Time expression : Last +combination (week, year, Monday…) ; yesterday ; ago ; in + last date

Translation : dernier + combinaison ( semaine, année, Monday) hier, il y a, dans +dernier date

Usage : we use the simple past for exprim the last action in the past

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