Past simple

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

PRESENT PAST

I work in Liberia.---I WORKED IN LIBERIA

My mother cooks the dinner.--MY MOM COOKED THE DINNER.

My father buys the food.---MY FATHER BOUGHT THE FOOD.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

PRESENT PAST

I don´t work in Liberia.--- I DIDN´T WORK IN LIBERIA.

My mother doesn´t cook the dinner.---MY MOTHER DIDN’T COOK THE DINNER.

My father doesn´t buy the food.---MY FATHER DIDN´T BUY THE FOOD.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

PRESENT PAST

Do you work in Liberia?---DID YOU WORK IN LIBERIA? YES, I DID. NO, I DIDN´T

INFORMATION QUESTIONS

PRESENT PAST

Where do you work?---WHERE DID YOU WORK? WHAT DID YOU BUY?

I work in Liberia. I WORKED IN LIBERIA I BOUGHT A NEW CAR.

Verb to be (WAS—WERE)

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

PRESENT PAST

I am a good student. I WAS A GOOD STUDENT.

My mother is a nurse. MY MOTHER WAS A NURSE.

My father is a mechanic. MY FATHER WAS A MECHANIC.

We are doctors. WE WERE DOCTORS.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

PRESENT PAST

I am not a good student. I WASN’T A GOOD STUDENT.

My mother isn’t a nurse. MY MOTHER WASN’T A NURSE.

My father isn’t a mechanic. MY FATHER WASN’T A MECHANIC.

We aren’t doctors. WE WEREN’T DOCTORS.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

PRESENT PAST

Are you a good student?---WERE YOU A GOOD STUDENT? YES, I WAS. NO, I WASN´T

Are they doctors? WERE THEY DOCTORS? YES, THEY WERE. NO, THEY WEREN’T.

INFORMATION QUESTIONS --- WH QUESTIONS

PRESENT PAST

Where is my book?---WHERE WAS MY BOOK?

It is on the table. IT WAS ON THE TABLE.