Past Simple Tense is a simple past tense, one of the most commonly used tenses in English. A vivid example of sentences in Past Simple can be almost any work of art that describes the sequential actions of the hero or heroes in the past. However, just reading is not enough to understand the grammar of the English language, therefore, other examples will be given in this article: more specific, strictly classified and containing explanations of the rules. But first you need to figure out how to form this time.
Affirmative Suggestions in Past Simple
To make an affirmative sentence at a given time, you must use the following formula:
| 1. | Subject |
| 2. | Predictable: a regular verb with the ending -ed or an irregular verb in the form of Past Indefinite (the same as Past Simple, the second column in the table of irregular verbs) |
| 3. | Additions, circumstances, definitions and everything else that can only contain a proposal. |
This formula is quite simple, especially for those who are familiar with irregular verbs, so it makes sense to go directly to the examples of sentences in Past Simple.
Examples of affirmative sentences
Here are some simple examples:
| Sentence | Transfer | A comment |
| I finished this work two days ago | I finished this work two days ago | Simple sentence in Past simple with the correct verb to finish - finish |
| We saw him last week | We saw him last week. | Simple sentence in Past Simple with irregular verb to meet - meet |
| I met my teacher and asked her about my homework | I met my teacher and asked her about my homework | A simple sentence in Past Simple with several homogeneous predicates |
| This house was built about one hundred years ago | This building was built about a hundred years ago. | A simple sentence in Past Simple using passive voice. |
At this time, it is also possible to compose complex and complex sentences, if you use the time matching in English correctly. Despite the fact that this rule is very voluminous and will not be explained in this article, it is worthwhile to give a few relevant examples.
| Compound sentence with a subordinate clause in the past tense |
| Sentence | Transfer | A comment |
| My father's friend invited him to his berthday party, and my father decided to go | My fatherβs friend invited him to a birthday party, and my father decided to go | Complicated sentence |
| He told me that they had met two years ago | He told me that they met two years ago | Compound sentence with a subordinate clause in the past tense |
| I knew that whe liked sweets | I knew that she loved sweets | Compound sentence with subordinate in the present tense |
| They were sure that their guests would arrive soon | They were sure that their guests would arrive soon. | Complicated sentence with a subordinate clause in the future tense. |
Negative Sentence Examples
At this time, you can make up not only affirmative, but also negative sentences. Examples in Past Simple Tense for negation sentences are as follows:
| Sentence | Transfer |
| I did not go to that party | I did not go to that party |
| We did not accept his purposal | We did not accept his offer. |
| My teacher did not rate my work fair enough in my parents' opinion | According to my parents, my teacher did not evaluate my work fairly fairly |
| She did not meet him last year | She did not meet him last year. |
They can also be combined to form complex or complex sentences.
Examples of interrogative sentences
In Past Simple, examples of sentences used to ask a question are found no less than affirmative and negative. Here is some of them:
| Sentence | Transfer |
| How did you like his speech? | How did you like his performance? |
| Why did he decide to break up with his girlfriend? | Why did he decide to part with his girlfriend? |
| What did you buy at the store? | What did you buy in the shop? |
| Did your parents say how proud they were when you had won the competition? | Did your parents tell you how proud you were when you won the competition? |
| When did it happen? | When did it happen? |
Again, in Past Simple you can compose more complex questions, including whole logical chains of actions and subordinate clauses. However, having learned to formulate even the simplest statements, negatives and questions in Past Simple, anyone learning English can already boast of solid success.