Simple Past

Regular verbs add -ed; irregular forms must be learned. The simple past places an event or state in finished past time. Most questions/negatives use did plus the base form; be uses was/were.

Patterns and examples

• They arrived yesterday.
• She went home early.
• Did you call? I did not call.
• We were tired.

Notice how form and meaning work together. Read examples aloud, identify the controlling word or clause, and compare them with nearby alternatives before applying the pattern in new writing.

Practice sentences

• Change three present verbs to past forms.
• Correct: He did not went to class.

After answering, explain the rule in your own words and create one original sentence using the same structure.