Simple Past Presentation

Time Words

IN

At

ON

Ago

yesterday

Last

Before

Past Form

Infinitive Past form

  to live     lived

  to watch     watched

to talk     talked

  to use     used

Affirmative

Person Singular Plural

  first     I listened   we listened

  second     you listened   you listened

  third     he listened   they listened

  third     it listened   

  third     she listened   

Affirmative: To BE

Person Singular Plural

  first     I was there.   we were there

  second     you were my friend   you were my friends.

  third     he was tired   they were ecstatic.

  third     it was late   

  third     she was intelligent   

Negative

Person Singular Plural

  first     I didn’t listen   we didn’t listen

  second     you didn’t listen   you didn’t listen

  third     she didn’t listen   they didn’t listen

  third     it didn’t listen   

  third     he didn’t listen   

Negative: To BE

Person Singular Plural

  first    I wasn’t there.   we weren’t there

  second    you weren’t my friend   you weren’t my friends.

  third    he wasn’t tired   they weren’t ecstatic.

  third    it wasn’t late   

  third    she wasn’t intelligent   

Affirmative

Person Singular Plural

  first     I listened   we listened

  second     you listened   you listened

  third     he listened   they listened

  third     it listened   

  third     she listened   

Interrogative Form

Singular Plural

Did I see the movie? Did we forget the time?

Did you go to the mall? Did you remember her birthday?

Did he hear the song? Did they see Shaq?

Did it rain?   

 Did she come today?   

Interrogative: Question Words

What did I do? How long did we dance?

Where did you buy that? How much did they cook?

Who did she marry? How much did you buy?

How did he know that?   

When did it rain?   

Interrogative: Question Words TO BE

What time was it? How long was the movie?

Where were you? How much was it?

Who was here today?

How was the movie?   

When were you born?   

Consonant + Y IED

Study studied

Marry married

Try Tried

Fly Flied

Carry carried

Vowel + Y ED

Play Played

Stay Stayed

Pray Prayed