PAST SIMPLE

The Past Simple 

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

The positive:

We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

Positive past simple

I walked (regular)

you played (regular)

he cooked (regular)

she listened (regular)

it rained (regular)

we ate (irregular)

they drank (irregular) In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive': Negative Negative Short Form I did not walk I didn't walk you did not play you didn't play he did not cook he didn't cook she did not listen she didn't listen it did not rain it didn't rain we did not eat we didn't eat they did not drink they didn't drink Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it. Here are the 'yes / no' questions: 'Yes / No' Questions did I walk? did you play? did he cook? did she listen? did it rain? did we eat? did they drink? EXERCISES 1 2 3 4 SOURCE: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html