Positive Negative QuestionI went home

You went home

He went home

She went home

It went home

We went home

You went home

They went home

I didn’t go home

You didn’t go home

He didn’t go home

She didn’t go home

It didn’t go home

We didn’t go home

You didn’t go home

They didn’t go home

Did I go?

Did you go?

Did he go?

Did she go?

Did it go?

Did we go?

Did you go?

Did they go?

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Past Simple TenseExplanation and Rules

How to use Past Simple Tense

1. We use Past Simple Tense to express actions happened in the past. We can write the time of the event.

• I stayed with them last night. • My parents got married in 1990. • We saw him 2 hours ago. • Thomas Edison invented the �rst bulb in 1879.

2. We use Past Simple Tense to express actions happened in the past even if we don’t know the “exact time” of the event. It is okay if we have general knowledge about the time period.

• Christopher Columbus discovered America. • The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. • A lot of countries fought in the World War II. • Marconi invented the �rst radio.

3. We use Past Simple Tense to express actions that happened after one another.

• He entered the kitchen, opened the fridge and grabbed a coke. • She looked at me, smiled and kept studying. • I get on the bus, found a seat and then started listening to music.