PPP

1. SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
By: Joseph Valerin Rodriguez

2. Affirmative form
 I
 You verb in past
 We (worked) + complement
 They (went / go)
 She verb in past
 He (worked) + complement
 It (went / go)

3. Examples
 I worked in my office.
pron. verb complement
 I went to the beach yestrday.
pron. verb complement
 She worked in her office.
pron. verb complement

4. Negative form
 I
 You
 We auxiliar & verb
 They (did not work) + complement
 She (didn’t work)
 He
 It

5. Examples
 I didn’’t work in my office yesterday.
pron. auxil. verb complement
 She didn’t work in her office yesterday.
pron. auxil. verb complement

6. Yes / No questions
I
you
we
they verb + complement?
Did (work)
she
he
it
There are only two answers Yes, ___ did
No, ___ didn’t

7. Examples
 Did you work in your office?
auxil. pron. verb complement
Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
 Did she work in her office?
auxil. pron. verb complement
Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

8. Information questions
I
did you verb + complement?
we (work)
WH they
(words)
she
did he verb + complement?
it (work)
The WH words are the universal symbol to: what?, where?, which?, who?,
when?, why?, how?, how many?, how much?, how long?, how near?, how
far?, who ... with?, what ... for?, etc.

9. Examples
 Where did you work?
wh w. auxil. pron. verb
 What did she do in her office?
wh w. auxili. pron. verb complement