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