Question

simple past (all other verbs)
form:
(+)
i ____...
he ____...
she ____...
it ____...
you ____...
they ____...
we ____...
(-)
i did not ____...
he did not ____...
she did not ____...
it did not ____...
you did not ____...
they did not ____...
we did not ____...
(?)
did i ____...?
did he...?
did she ...?
did it...?
did you...?
did they...?
did we...?
use(s):

• to show an action is finished

time period:
verb + \ed\ or its irregular
i played the guitar
julie sang a lullaby.
completed activity
past present future
key words:
last __ __ ago yesterday today
remember:
example(s):
(+)
(-)
(?)
practice:
(+)
(-)
(?)

Explanation:

This is about the simple past tense for regular and irregular verbs (excluding "to be"). For the positive form, we use the past tense of the verb (either regular: verb + ed, or irregular: specific past form). For negative, we use "did not" + base form. For questions, we use "Did" + subject + base form. Let's fill the "Form" section with a common verb, say "play" (regular) and "sing" (irregular) as examples, but generally, the blanks take the past form (positive), base form (negative and questions).

For the positive (+) column:

• I played... (using regular verb "play" past form)
• He/She/It played... (third person singular past)
• You/They/We played... (plural/you past)

For the negative (-) column:

• I did not play... (base form after "did not")
• He/She/It did not play...
• You/They/We did not play...

For the question (?) column:

• Did I play...? (base form after "Did")
• Did he/she/it play...?
• Did you/they/we play...?

If using an irregular verb like "sing":
Positive: I sang..., He/She/It sang..., You/They/We sang...
Negative: I did not sing..., etc.
Question: Did I sing...?, etc.

The "Time Period" section explains that we use verb + ed (regular) or irregular past forms for completed past actions. Key words like "Last week", "2 days ago", "Yesterday" are used with simple past. Examples: (+) I played the guitar. (-) I did not play the guitar. (?) Did I play the guitar?

Answer:

Form Section (using "play" as a regular verb example):

• (+) column:

I \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
He \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
She \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
It \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
You \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
They \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...
We \(\boldsymbol{\text{played}}\)...

• (-) column:

I did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
He did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
She did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
It did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
You did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
They did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...
We did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...

• (?) column:

Did I \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...?
(Did he/she/it \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...?; Did you/they/we \(\boldsymbol{\text{play}}\)...? follow the same structure with "play" as base form)

Key Words (examples):

• Last \(\boldsymbol{\text{week}}\) (or day, month, year...)
• \(\boldsymbol{\text{2 days}}\) ago (or 5 years, a minute...)

Examples (using "play" and "sing"):

• (+): I played the guitar. / Julie sang a lullaby.
• (-): I did not play the guitar. / Julie did not sing a lullaby.
• (?): Did I play the guitar? / Did Julie sing a lullaby?

Practice (fill with your own verbs, e.g., "walk", "talk", "go" (irregular: went)):

• (+): I \(\boldsymbol{\text{walked}}\)... / I \(\boldsymbol{\text{went}}\)...
• (-): I did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{walk}}\)... / I did not \(\boldsymbol{\text{go}}\)...
• (?): Did I \(\boldsymbol{\text{walk}}\)...? / Did I \(\boldsymbol{\text{go}}\)...?