Tips:
- Get a small notebook.
- Write down sentences that are related to your personal life so you won’t forget how to use the tense. (ex: I visited my grandfather last week.) which is related to *my* real life.
- Take the quiz to test your comprehension.
Terms used:
VerbEd= Verb + ed
IV = Irregular verb
Ex = Example
How to form it?
1. For Statements:
(She/he/it/I/you/we/they) + (VerbED or IV)
Ex1: Sara walked her dogs yesterday.
Ex2: The children got back from school an hour ago.
2. For Negative Statements:
(She/he/it/I/you/we/they)+ (didn’t) + (Verb)
Ex1: Sara didn’t walk her dogs yesterday.
Ex2: The children didn’t play in the playground.
3. For (Yes or No) Questions:
(Did) + (She/he/it/I/you/we/they)+ (Verb)
Ex1: Did Sara study Spanish?
Ex2: Did you play tennis?
4. To answer (Yes or No) Questions:
Yes
Yes, (She/he/it/I/you/we/they) did.
No
No, (She/he/it/I/you/we/they) didn’t.
Ex1: Did Sara study Spanish?
No, she didn’t.
Ex2: Did you play tennis?
Yes, I did.
💖 Important point:
Keys for this tense: yesterday – ago – last
- I watched a movie yesterday.
- I watched a movie two hours/days/weeks/months/years ago.
- I watched a movie last night/week/month/year.
When to use it?
- To talk about a finished action in the past.
Examples:
with regular verbs:
- I played football yesterday.
- Yacob visited London last month.
- Sara called me last night.
- The dog passed away last year.
with irregular verbs:
- I slept early last night.
- I won a prize for my project in 2016.
- I sold my old car to my cousin.
- My mother came from her trip last week.
Links:
A quiz to test your comprehension 😀 (Here)
A list of irregular verbs (Here)
An online copy. (Here)