Affirmative:

👉 S + V-ed / V2 + O

• He played football yesterday.

• They went to school by bus.

Negative:

👉 S + did not (didn’t) + V(inf)

• She didn’t study last night.

• We didn’t eat breakfast.

Interrogative:

👉 Did + S + V(inf)?

• Did you visit Hue last summer?

• Did they finish their homework?

Signal Words:

Common time expressions used with the Past Simple:

• yesterday

• last night / last week / last year

• ago

• in 2010 / in the past

• when I was a child

📘 Examples:

• They moved here two years ago.

1. I __________ (visit) my uncle in Hanoi last summer.

2. She __________ (not go) to school yesterday because she was sick.

3. __________ you __________ (watch) the football match last night?

4. They __________ (have) dinner at a restaurant two days ago.

5. My father __________ (buy) a new car last month.

6. The students __________ (study) hard for the final exam.

7. __________ he __________ (call) you yesterday evening?

8. I __________ (be) very tired after the trip.

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