Past Simple

Uses:

A completed action in the past...

Examples:

I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.

Finished actions.

Examples:

I lived in Brazil for two years. - but he probably moved.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years - she probably finished.



Structure:


I played violin. - Affirmative
S V

I did not play violin. - Negative
S A NOT V

Did you play the violin? - Interrogative
A S V

Notice that DID is the auxiliar for the past simple, and it already shows the sentence is in the past. In the affirmative, verbs can be regular or irregular. When they´re irregular, they´re from the list. When they´re not, all you have to do is put ED at the end of the verb. REMEMBER! When the verb has Y after a CONSONANT, the Y falls and we put I !!!

Irregular verb tenses list here

Exercises here and here. Enjoy!