PAST TENSE

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENTTOMAS ATE IN THIS RESTAURANT.

MARICARMEN PLAYED VOLLEYBALL YESTERDAY.MIKE AND PETER STUDIED ENGLISH LAST YEAR.

THEY WALKED TO THE GAS STATION.I WENT TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY.

SUSSAN SLEPT ON THE SOFA.WE COOKED FOR THE FAMILY.

Subject is the person, animal or thing that

make an action in the sentence.

Represents the action. It can change and show

the tense of the sentence.

The complement should make sense with the verb. In this part we can

consider a time expression, as “yesterday”, or “last year”.

PAST TENSE NEGATIVE

SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB COMPLEMENTWE DIDN´T PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY.

THEY DIDN´T EAT IN MY HOUSE THE LAST WEEK.I DIDN´T STUDY FOR THE EXAM.

MARGARITA DIDN´T SLEEP ON THE SOFA.TOMAS DIDN´T WALK TO THE OFFICE.JESSICA DIDN´T SING IN THE KARAOKE.

THE TEACHER DIDN´T CHECK THE EXAM.

Subject is the person, animal or thing that make an action in the

sentence.

Express negative in

the past tense.

Represents the action. It can change and show the tense

of the sentence.

The complement should make sense with the verb. In this part

we can consider a time expression, as “yesterday”, or

“last year”.

PAST TENSE INTERROGATIVE (Yes / No questions)

DID SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENTDID SHE PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY?DID THEY EAT IN MY HOUSE THE LAST WEEK?DID YOU STUDY FOR THE EXAM?DID TOMAS SLEEP ON THE SOFA?DID MONICA SING IN THE KARAOKE?DID JAVIER CHECK THE EXAM?

Auxiliary verb. Helps to ask the

question in

Subject is the person, animal or

thing that make an action in the

Represents the action. It can

change and show the tense of the

The complement should make sense with the verb. In this part we can consider a time expression, as

“yesterday”, or “last year”.

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past. sentence. sentence.

Did she play tennis? Yes, she did. No, she didn´t.Did he study for the exam? Yes, he did. No, he didn´t.Did they eat in your house? Yes, they did. No, they didn´t.Did you work in this company? Yes, I did. No, I didn´t.Did Margarita drive the car? Yes, she did. No, she didn´t.Did Diego drink milk? Yes, he did. No, he didn´t.

PAST TENSE INTERROGATIVE (WH- questions)

WH- DID SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENTWHERE DID SHE PLAY SOCCER YESTERDAY?WHERE DID THEY EAT IN MY HOUSE THE LAST WEEK?WHEN DID YOU STUDY FOR THE EXAM?WHEN DID TOMAS SLEEP ON THE SOFA?HOW DID MONICA SING IN THE KARAOKE?

WHEN DID JAVIER CHECK THE EXAM?

Wh- word that helps

to get some information

in the question.

Auxiliary verb.

Helps to ask the

question in past.

Subject is the person,

animal or thing that make an

action in the sentence.

Represents the action. It can change and

show the tense of the

sentence.

The complement should make sense with the verb. In this part

we can consider a time expression, as “yesterday”, or

“last year”.

Where did she play tennis? She played tennis at the club.When did he study for the exam? He studied for the exam on Monday.When did they eat in your house? They ate in your house yesterday.When did you work in this company? I worked in this company two years ago.How did Margarita drive the car? She drove the car very well.When did Diego drink milk? He drank the milk in the morning.“Did” is used in the question and the verb is in simple form. The verb in the answer, is in past.

Remember: if the questions is in past, the answer is in past.

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