Grammar

There is / There are and adverbs of quantity

Comparative and superlative

Verb tenses

Simple Past

Use the simple past for actions that started and ended in the past.

Remember, this is how to conjugate "to be" in the simple past:
     I was
     You were
     He/she/it was
     We were
     They were
     You were

When you use the simple past, you have to consider if you're using "to be", regular verbs or irregular verbs. Except with "to be" (was/were), all simple past verbs are the same for all personal pronouns.

Here are the different forms for conjugating in simple past:

	Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
To be	S + was/were I was at home.	S + wasn't/weren't  You weren't happy.	(QW) + was/were  + S  Was he busy? Where were you?
Regular verbs	S + V-ed He played football.	S + didn’t + V I didn't play with them. She didn't see the car.	(QW)+ did + S + V? Did you travel to Japan? When did you go?
Irregular verbs	S + V(irreg) She saw him at school.

QW = question word

S = subject

V = verb

Be careful: In negative and interrogative sentences, only the auxiliary verb is in past tense (did/didn't), and the main verb is in the infinitive - except with "to be".

Examples:

He was tired after the exams. à He wasn't tired after the exams. à Was he tired after the exams?

You were always a good friend. à You weren't always a good friend. à Were you a good friend?

I played football with my friends yesterday. à I didn't play football.  à Did you play football yesterday?

She waited for a long time. à She didn't wait for a long time.  à Did she wait for a long time?

I saw a movie yesterday. à I didn't see a movie yesterday. à Did you see a movie yesterday?

We bought a new house last year. à We didn't buy a new house last year. à Did we buy a new house?

Here are two songs to help you learn the irregular verbs: