Rabu, 26 September 2012

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

PAST TENSE

    This tense is used to express an action or condition completed in the past at a definite time and entirely separated from now.

Examples : 
- I was ill yesterday
- You played doll last week
- We called them last Sunday
- They were at the bank
- He drank tea at 09.00 o'clock

THE FRAME

A. NOMINAL
( + )     S + WAS / WERE + COMP
           I  + was + at home
        You + were + thin

( - )     S + WAS / WERE + NOT + COMP
         I   + was + not + at home
       You + were + not + thin

( ? )  WAS / WERE + S + COMP
        Was + I + at home
       Were + You + thin

B. VERBAL
( + )   S + V2 + OBJ / COMP
         I  + bought + a new TV
      You + visited + my school

( - )     S + DID + NOT + V1 + OBJ / COMP
          I  + did + not + buy + a new TV
       You + did + not + visit + my school

( ? )   DID + S + V1 + OBJ / COMP
         Did + I + buy + a new TV
        Did  + you + visit + my school

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