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Simple past - Coggle Diagram
Simple past
Usage
Describe a repeated action in the past
Ex: My father often got up at 8'o clock when he was young.
Describe an action that happened in the past
Ex: Mark started his job a month ago.
Recount a sequence of actions that happened in the past
Ex: Last night, she stayed at home, watched TV and chatted with her son
Form
To be
Affirmative +
S + was/were + O
I/She/He/It + was
You/They/We + were
Negative -
S + was/were ( not ) + O
I/She/It + was
You/They?We + were
Question ?
Was/Were + S + O ?
Rengular verb
Affirmative +
S + V2/ed + O
Negative -
S + didn't + V + O
Question ?
Did + S + V + O ?
Signal
Yesterday, ago, last night/Monday/week,.. in the past, in 2009,....