Simple Past
Use: actions or facts completed in the past. Finished time.
Forms:
1. VERB-ed or VERB-d
draft
► drafted
argue ► argued
2. Some verbs add or change endings:
map ► mapped
try
► tried
3. Some verbs are irregular:
drive ►
drove
make
► made
sleep ► slept
4. We use did + SUBJECT + VERB for questions:
Did you book a hotel room yet?
Did Mr. Gupta approve the request?
Negative Form: didn't/did not + VERB
No. I didn't book a hotel yet.
She didn't make reservations for Saturday night.
He
drove
for three hours to work everyday for thirty years. (past action)
Although she
stopped
singing around the age of ten, she is a pop idol now because of
her dancing. (She used to sing)
Past Continuous
Use: actions that were happening at a certain time in the past
when something else happened.
Form:
past BE verb (was, were) + VERB-ing
She was baking a pie when I
left this morning.
She
was writing
the letter while watching the game. (was happening at the same time)
They
were driving
to the game when the accident happened. (was happening before)
Negative Form: was/were not VERB-ing
I was not wearing pajamas when the police came.
I was wearing comfortable clothes.