The past form
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.
You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.
To be | To be | Questions ? |
I was. | I wasn't. | Was I? |
He was. | He wasn't. | Was he? |
She was. | She wasn't. | Was she? |
It was. | It wasn't. | Was it? |
You were. | You weren't. | Were you? |
We were. | We weren't. | Were we? |
They were. | They weren't. | Were they? |
Regular Verb (to work) Statements | Questions | Short answer | Short answer | |
I worked. | I didn't work. | Did I work? | Yes, I did. | No, I didn't. |
He worked. | He didn't work. | Did he work? | Yes, he did. | No, he didn't. |
She worked. | She didn't work. | Did she work? | Yes, she did. | No, she didn't. |
It worked. | It didn't work. | Did it work? | Yes, it did. | No, it didn't. |
You worked. | You didn't work. | Did you work? | Yes you did. | No, you didn't. |
We worked. | We didn't work. | Did we work? | Yes we did. | No, we didn't. |
They worked. | They didn't work. | Did they work? | Yes they did. | No, they didn't. |