Mastering English Past Tenses: Simple, Continuous, and Perfect

Past Simple

Affirmative

I / he / she / it / we / you / they

passed

Negative

I / he / she / it / we / you / they

didn’t

pass

Interrogative

Did

I / he / she / it / we / you / they

pass?

Structure

Affirmative: The past simple of regular verbs is formed by adding -ed to the infinitive of the verb (without to). The verb form is the same for all persons.

Example: to complain – I complained – he complained

Spelling rules for the formation of the past simple (regular verbs):

  1. If the verb ends in -e, add -d.

Examples: notice Sigue leyendo