INGLÉS II
Positive with BE
I was cold
You were tired
He was in the garden
She was late
It was sunny
We were on holiday
They were hungry
.
Negative with BE
I was not sleepy
You were not on the bus
He was not at school
She was not beautiful
It was not cold
We were not at work
They were not tired
Negative short form with BE
I wasn't sleepy
You weren't on the bus
He wasn't at school
She wasn't beautiful
It wasn't cold
We weren't at work
They weren't tired
To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of 'was / were' and the subject.
Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be':
Yes / No Questions with BE
Was I sleepy?
Were you late?
Was he at the cinema?
Was she kind?
Was it hot?
Were we hungry?
Were they at work?
And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):
Wh Questions with BE
Why was I sleepy?
Where were you?
When was he at the cinema?
How was she?
How was it?
Why were we hungry?
When were they at work?
Past Simple
It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were':
The Past Simple with 'be'
The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs
We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.
The positive:
We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.
Positive with other verbs
I walked (regular)
You played (regular)
He cooked (regular)
She listened (regular)
It rained (regular)
We ate (irregular)
They drank (irregular)
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In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':
Negative (of 'play')
I did not walk
You did not play
He did not cook
She did not listen
It did not rain
We did not eat
They did not drink
I didn't walk
You didn't play
He didn't cook
She didn't listen
It didn't rain
We didn't eat
They didn't drink
Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.
Yes / No questions
Did I walk?
Did you play?
Did he cook?
Did she listen?
Did it rain?
Did we eat?
Did they drink?
To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:
Wh Questions
Where did I go?
What did you play?
What did he cook?
Why did she listen?
When did it rain?
Where did we eat?
How did they travel?