Sentence structure: Past simple

In this chapter

• When do we use it?

  For finished actions in the past; we usually know when they happened (yesterday, last week). Regular verbs add -ed (play → played); irregular verbs have their own V2 (past form): go → went.

• Past simple

  yesterday / last week

  Pattern: Subject + V2 (-ed or irregular)

  Example: We visited our grandparents last weekend.

  Example: She found a little kitten yesterday.

• Formula

  Positive: She found a kitten. · Negative: She didn't find a kitten. · Question: Did she find a kitten? · Short answer: Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.

• Color-coded examples

  Example: We played board games last night.

  Example: Ece went to the library on Monday.

• Turkish equivalents

  Example: I rode my bike yesterday.

  Example: We went to Bodrum last summer.

• Tip

  Most common mistake: using V2 after did. Not “Did you saw?” but Did you see? did shows the past, so the verb stays in its base form.