5 Questions
What is the correct form of the negative sentence 'I did not go to the store'?
I didn't go to the store
What is the correct form of the affirmative sentence 'She ate breakfast'?
She ate breakfast
What is the correct form of the interrogative sentence 'What did you do yesterday'?
What did you do yesterday
What is the correct past tense form of the verb 'run'?
ran
What is the correct past tense form of the regular verb 'walk'?
walked
Study Notes
Simple Past Grammar Structure
Affirmative Sentences
- Formed using the past tense of the verb
- Subject + Verb (in past tense) + Object
- Examples:
- I went to the store.
- She ate breakfast at 8am.
- They played soccer yesterday.
Negative Sentences
- Formed using the past tense of the verb with "not"
- Subject + did not + Verb (in base form) + Object
- Examples:
- I did not go to the store.
- She did not eat breakfast at 8am.
- They did not play soccer yesterday.
Interrogative Sentences
- Formed using the past tense of the verb with a question word (what, where, when, etc.)
- Question word + did + Subject + Verb (in base form) + Object
- Examples:
- What did you do yesterday?
- Where did she go last night?
- When did they finish their project?
Regular Verb Conjugation
- Most verbs follow a regular pattern in the past tense
- -ed is added to the base form of the verb
- Examples:
- Base form: walk
- Past tense: walked
- Base form: run
- Past tense: ran (exception: note that "run" is an irregular verb)
Irregular Verb Conjugation
- Some verbs do not follow the regular pattern in the past tense
- Must be memorized
- Examples:
- Base form: go
- Past tense: went
- Base form: take
- Past tense: took
Simple Past Grammar Structure
Affirmative Sentences
- Formed by using the past tense of the verb
- Sentence structure: Subject + Verb (in past tense) + Object
- Examples: I went to the store, She ate breakfast at 8am, They played soccer yesterday
Negative Sentences
- Formed by using the past tense of the verb with "not"
- Sentence structure: Subject + did not + Verb (in base form) + Object
- Examples: I did not go to the store, She did not eat breakfast at 8am, They did not play soccer yesterday
Interrogative Sentences
- Formed by using the past tense of the verb with a question word (what, where, when, etc.)
- Sentence structure: Question word + did + Subject + Verb (in base form) + Object
- Examples: What did you do yesterday?, Where did she go last night?, When did they finish their project?
Regular Verb Conjugation
- Most verbs follow a regular pattern in the past tense by adding -ed to the base form of the verb
- Examples: walk (base form) -> walked (past tense), run (base form) -> ran (past tense, exception: irregular verb)
Irregular Verb Conjugation
- Some verbs do not follow the regular pattern in the past tense
- Must be memorized
- Examples: go (base form) -> went (past tense), take (base form) -> took (past tense)
Test your knowledge of affirmative and negative sentence structures in the simple past tense
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