Simple Past Tense

      SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1)      Function

a.       Recount

b.      Narrative

c.       Anything about past event

2)      Structure

a) S + was/were + O (Adjective/ Noun/ Complement)

(+) I was a spoiled child.

(-) I was not a spoiled child.

(?) Was I a spoiled child?

      Why were you become spoiled child?

b) S + Verb 2

(+) I watched television last night.

(-) I did not watch television last night.

(?) Did I watch television?

                 What did you watch television last night?

3)      Time Signals

-          Last ...(time)

-          (time).... ago

-          Yesterday

-          In ..... (year less than now) - for example now is 2019, so the time must be less than 2019

v  Question: She .... sad last  night.
Answer: she was sad last night.