FORM
Past Simple
Affirmative (+)
Subject + V2
Negative (-)
Subject + did + not + V
Interrogative (?)
(QW) + did + subject + V ... ?
Past Continuous
Affirmative (+)
Subject + was/were + Ving
Negative (-)
Subject + was/were + Ving
Interrogative (?)
(QW) + was/were + subject + Ving ... ?
I, he, she, it: WAS
we, you, they: WERE
Past Perfect
Affirmative (+)
Subject + had + V3
Negative (-)
Subject + had + not + V3
Interrogative (?)
(QW) + had + subject + V3 ... ?
used to
Affirmative (+)
Subject + used to + V
Negative (-)
Subject + did + not + use to + V
Interrogative (?)
(QW) + did + subject + use to + V ... ?
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V — Verb (the infinitive of the verb without "to". E.g. write, go, listen, etc.
V2 — Verb in the 2nd form (Past Simple). E.g. wrote, went, listened, etc.
V3 — Verb in the 3rd form (Past Participle). E.g. written, gone, listened, etc.
Revise irregular verbs here and how to add "ed" to regular verbs here.
Ving — Verb ending in "-ing" (Present Participle). E.g. writing, going, listening, etc.
Ving — Verb ending in "-ing" (Present Participle). E.g. writing, going, listening, etc.
Revise how to add "ing" to a verb here.
S — Subject of the sentence. E.g. I, we, you, they, he, she, it, Mary, John, my friends, etc.
QW — Question word. E.g. what, when, where, why, who, how, etc.