Past negative tense in English. How is the past tense formed in English?

Affirmative form

Subject + Infinitive without to ending in -ed (form Past Simple for irregular verbs)

1. The lesson finished 5 minutes ago - The lesson ended 5 minutes ago.

• finished – infinitive finish + ending -ed
• ago (back) – an adverb indicating the use of Past Simple

2. I invited them to the party - I invited them to the party (before).

• invited – infinitive invite + ending -ed

3. She paid for the tickets last week - She paid for the tickets last week.

• paid – Past Simple form wrong verb pay
• last week – indicates the use of Past Simple

Negative form

Subject + did + not + Infinitive without to

1. I did not buy any milk yesterday - Yesterday I did not buy milk.

• not – negative particle
• buy – infinitive without to

2. My friend did not pick me up - My friend did not pick me up.

• did – auxiliary verb to do in the Past Simple form
• not – negative particle
• pick up – infinitive without to

3. Last summer they did not go on holiday - Last summer they did not go on vacation.

• did – auxiliary verb to do
• not – negative particle
• go – infinitive without to

Interrogative form

did + Subject + Infinitive without to

1. Did they sing that funny song? – Did they sing that cheerful song? ( general question)

• first
• sing – infinitive without to

2. Did you teach her to read? -Did you teach her to read? (general question)

• did – the auxiliary verb to do in the Past Simple form stands on first place to formulate a question
• teach – infinitive without to

3. Why did she stop visiting you? – Why did she stop visiting you? (special question)

• did – auxiliary verb to do is worth after question word why and before subject to
• stop – infinitive without to

#2 Uses of Past Simple

1. To express an action that occurred at a certain moment in the past. Used with the following words and expressions: yesterday - yesterday, last week (month, year, etc.) - last week (last month, year, etc.), a week ago (an hour ago, a year ago, etc.) - week (hour , a year ago, the other day– recently, in 2014 – in 2014, and some others.

• Someone knocked at the door half an hour ago - Someone knocked on the door half an hour ago.
• It snowed yesterday - It snowed yesterday.

The time of action can also be expressed subordinate clause.

• I noticed him when he called my name - I noticed him when he called me by name (when he called my name - subordinate clause).
• My brother learned to swim when he was on holiday - My brother learned to swim when he was on holiday (when he was on holiday - subordinate clause).

2. For expression row past actions in the order in which they occurred.

• They opened the door and entered the house - They opened the door and entered the house.
• We went to the cinema, watched a film, then popped to a cafe and grabbed a couple of drinks - We went to the cinema, watched a film, then popped into a cafe and grabbed a couple of drinks.

3. For expression usual, repeated actions in the past.

• When my sister was little she cried every day - When my sister was little, she cried every day.
• At my previous workplace we had a staff meeting every Friday - At my previous job, meetings for employees were held every Friday.

#3 Verb TO BE in Past Simple

Linking verb TO BE It has two forms in Past Simple:

1. was(used with nouns or pronouns in the 1st or 3rd person singular form);
2. were(used with nouns and pronouns in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural).

• I was very busy yesterday - Yesterday I was very busy.
• They were in Rome in 2010 - They were in Rome in 2010.

During education negative And interrogative sentences with linking verb TO BE auxiliary verb did not used.

• Was she in the office last Monday? – Was she in the office last Monday?
  Did she be in the office last Monday?
• Are you tired? – Were you tired?
  Did you be tired?
• The weather was not so nice as last time - The weather was not as good as last time.
  The weather did not be so nice as last time
• Probably they were not at home when you came - Perhaps they were not at home when you came.
  Probably they did not be at home when you came

#4 Regular and irregular verbs

At use of Past Simple should pay special attention to the formation of forms of the semantic verb. IN English language verbs are divided into correct And incorrect.

TO correct verbs are those verbs that form the past simple by adding the ending -ed to the stem of the verb. TO wrong Verbs include verbs that form the Past Simple in other ways.

• She cut her finger when she was cooking dinner - She cut her finger when she was preparing dinner.
• Everyone stood up when the teacher entered the classroom - Everyone stood up when the teacher entered the class.

Here you can take a lesson on the topic: Simple past tense in English. Correct and Irregular Verbs. Past Simple. Regular and Irregular verbs.

In this lesson we will get acquainted with regular and irregular verbs in English and how to use them in sentences simple past tense. It is these verbs that in most cases are integral part past tense.

To express thoughts in the past, the English often use the verbs was and were. Well, what if the main action is expressed by another verb, for example, swim, or play? In such cases, knowledge of right and wrong is required English verbs. We will look at each category of verbs separately:

Regular verbs Regular verbs are a special group of English verbs that easily form the past tense by adding the suffix -ed to the infinitive (the regular form of the verb). Here are some examples of such verbs:

talk - talked (talk - spoke)
jump - jumped (jump - jumped)
check - checked (check - checked)
look - looked (look - looked)
stay - stayed (stop - stopped)
ask - asked (ask - asked)
show -showed (show - showed)
work - worked (work - worked)

Regular verbs ending in -ed do not change for person or number. Let's look at the example of the verb walk (walk, stroll):

I walked - I walked
you walked - you walked / You walked
he walked - he walked
she walked - she walked
it walked - he/she walked/walked (inanimate)
we walked - we walked
they walked - they walked

I. There are some spelling rules when adding the ending -ed.

1. So, for example, if the verb is already ends with a letter-e , then only -d is added to it. For example:

Change - changed (change - changed)
arrive - arrived (arrive - arrived)
smoke - smoked (smoking - smoked)

2. If the verb ends with the letter -y, then the ending, with rare exceptions, changes to -ied.

For example:
study - studied (teach - taught)
tidy - tidied (clean - cleaned)

try - tried (try - tried)

The exceptions are the verbs: play - played (play), stay - remained (stop), enjoy - enjoyed (enjoy). 3. In some short verbs (in 1 syllable) by adding the ending -ed This rule applies to verbs that ends in one vowel and one consonant letters. For example:

stop - stop ped (stop - stopped)
rob - rob bed (rob - robbed)

II. Regarding regular English verbs, there are also several reading rules.

1. So, for example, in verbs, ending in a voiceless consonant(f, k, p, t), the ending -ed is read softly, like /t/. For example:

walk ed /wɔ:kt/
look ed /lukt/
jump ed /dʒʌmpt/
ask ed /a:skt/

2. In verbs, ending in voiced and all other sounds, the ending -ed is pronounced voiced, like /d/.

For example:
play ed /pleid/
show ed /ʃəud/
arrived /ə"raivd/

chang ed /tʃeindʒd/ 3. The pronunciation of the verb ending -ed changes slightly when the verbs end with the sounds /t/ or /d/.

Then the ending is pronounced /id/. For example:
decid ed /di"saidid/
wait ed /"weitid /
land ed /"lændid /

fad ed/"feidid/ Now let's look at the regular verbs in affirmative sentences.

Here are some examples:
Miriam waited for Adam for several hours. - Miriam waited for Adam for several hours.
She walked towards the river. - She walked towards the river.
They changed their mind. - They changed their decision.
The woman carried a heavy bag. - The woman was carrying a heavy bag.
When I arrived the party was over. - When I arrived, the party was over.
The plane landed near the village. - The plane landed near the village.
The car stopped next to my house. - The car stopped next to my house.
Children played hide-and-seek. - The children played hide and seek.
We stayed at my grandmother's. - We stayed with my grandmother.
I looked around but there was noone. - I looked around, but there was no one there.

He studied German at school. - He studied German at school.

As can be seen from the examples, the place of subjects and verbs in affirmative sentences is fixed, and the remaining members of the sentences can be used depending on the context. When reading the examples, pay attention to the spelling of regular verbs and their pronunciation. In contrast to regular verbs, English also has a number of irregular verbs

, which do not obey the rule of adding the ending -ed, but are formed completely unexpectedly and in different ways. For example:
find - found (find - found)
take - took (take - took)
sleep - slept (sleep - slept)
fight - fought (fight - fought)
get - got (receive - received)
give - gave (give - gave)
buy - bought (buy - bought)
lose - lost (lose - lost) and many others.

Here you can find the complete
The simple past tense uses verbs from the second column (Past Simple).

In affirmative sentences, irregular verbs are used in the same way as regular ones. The order of the sentence is fixed: Subject - Predicate - Object - Adverbial modifier. Let's look at examples:

He lost his key a day ago. - He lost his key a day ago.
Simon took my phone number yesterday. - Simon took my phone number yesterday.
I gave her a birthday present. - I gave her a present for her birthday.
They slept for eight hours last night. - They slept eight hours last night.

For the formation of negative and interrogative sentences with regular and irregular verbs (except to be and modal verbs) the auxiliary verb did is required.

So, for example, in interrogative sentences comes first auxiliary verb did, then the subject and the verb, but in their first initial form(infinitive), since the auxiliary verb did takes over the function of the past tense. Let's look at a few examples:

(+) Her watch stopped working. - Her watch stopped working.
(?) Did her watch stop working? - Has her watch stopped working?

(+) He caught a big fish. - He caught big fish.
(?) Did he catch a big fish? - Did he catch a big fish?

(+) They played cards in the evening. - They played cards in the evening.
(?) Did they play cards in the evening? - Did they play cards in the evening?

(+) Mr.Right found a purse with money. - Mr. Wright found a wallet with money.
(?) Did Mr.Right find a purse money? - Did Mr. Wright find a wallet with money?

(+) His father called him yesterday. - His father called him yesterday.
(?) Did his father call him yesterday? - Did his father call him yesterday?

As can be seen from the examples, the auxiliary verb did does not change in persons or numbers, like, for example, the verbs do and does, was and were. Also, these questions belong to the general category, and require short answers, which, unlike Russian “yes” and “no,” depend largely on the question itself and the auxiliary verb. Let's take a closer look:

Did you leave early last night? -Yes, I did.
-No, I didn't. -Did you leave early last night? -Yes. -No.
Did their children break the remote control? -Yes, they did.

-No, they didn't." -Did their children break the remote control? -Yes. -No. Special questions with regular and irregular verbs are formed in the same order as common ones, but with the addition question word at the beginning.

For example:
Where did you find the map? - Where did you find the map?
Why did they call us last night? - Why did they call us last night?
Who did you invite to the party? -Who did you invite to the party?

What did she cook fro dinner? - What did she cook for dinner? Negative sentences

with regular and irregular verbs are also formed using the auxiliary verb did, and the negative particle "not".
The main verbs in such sentences remain in their original form, i.e. in the infinitive. Let's look at examples:

(+) He didn’t want us to go. - He wanted us to leave.
(-) He didn't (did not) want us to go. - He didn't want us to leave.

(+) They enjoyed the concert. - They liked the concert.
(-) They didn’t enjoy the concert. - They didn’t like the concert.

(+) Albert promised me something. - Albert promised me something.
(-) Albert didn’t promise me anything. - Albert didn’t promise me anything.

(+) My friend paid t he fine. - My friend paid the fine.
(-) My friend didn't pay the fine. - My friend did not pay the fine.

(+) It broke after all. - And yet it broke.

(-) It didn’t break after all. - And yet it didn’t break.

As can be seen from the examples, the word did can be combined with the particle not, and then the abbreviated form is obtained - didn't.

Thus, we examined regular and irregular verbs in English, and also became familiar with their use in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. The category of regular verbs does not require targeted memorization, but it is recommended to learn irregular verbs several times a day and try to use them in your sentences.

We should start with the fact that the past tense in Russian and English has a fundamental semantic difference. In our language there is one thing. For us it is absolutely natural and goes without saying: “ he read a book yesterday», « we called two days ago», « by three o'clock I was ready to go», « they walked from four to eight in the evening", etc. All these actions were performed in the past and were carried out up to the present moment.

This is enough for us to understand that we are dealing with the past tense. In English there are four varieties of past tense. The given example sentences are used in different types of tense forms of the past tense.

Note: Varieties of the past tense

So, to make the picture clearer, let’s list the types of past tenses - Past Tenses (in translation past - “past, past”, tenses - “times”):

1. Past Simple - past simple.
2. Past Continuous - past continuous.
3. Past Perfect- past perfect.
4. Past Perfect Continuous - past perfect in process.

All these times are past. To make the picture clearer, let’s look at the difference in additional specific sentences:

• Past Simple: " He read a book yesterday" What is important for us is that the action happened sometime in the past - “yesterday”. It doesn't matter whether it was in the morning or in the evening. The main thing is that the action happened.
• Past Continuous: " Yesterday at two o'clock in the afternoon he was reading a book" This time tells us about a certain action in specific moment in the past, not just “yesterday”, but “yesterday at two o’clock in the afternoon.” The action took place at a specific moment.
• Past Perfect: " By two o'clock in the afternoon he had already finished reading the novel" Here the action took place in the past and was completed before two o'clock. In other words, an action happened before some other action (or time) in the past.
• And finally, Past Perfect Continuous: “ He read a novel yesterday from three to six in the evening" In this tense, the emphasis is on the completion of an action in the past, lasted for a long period and ended before a certain time in the past.

At first glance, it is somewhat confusing and difficult. But when studying a specific time and with the necessary training, everything becomes clear.

We are now specifically interested in the Past Simple (past simple) in English. Let's consider it.

Past Simple: usage cases

The Past Simple tense (paste simple) in English characterizes actions that were performed sometime in the past. Typically, such sentences indicate certain words (perhaps they are simply implied): yesterday or two hours ago, last week or last Friday, last year or month, a couple of years or five years ago, and so on.

Actions that took place in the past and follow each other also characterize this time. For example: " She woke up, took a shower, got ready, had breakfast and went to work.».

This tense is also used when familiar actions in the past are implied, but are no longer relevant now: “ In my distant childhood, I often loved to visit my grandmother».

Now let's move on to constructing sentences and touch on those defined in the Past Simple ( paste simple) rules.

Affirmative (narrative) sentences in the Past Simple

So, to construct an affirmative sentence in the Past Simple, you need to know the following: in English there are regular and irregular verbs. Let's figure it out:

• Regular verbs are those that obey certain laws of language, for example, the rule of forming the past tense. For all regular, one might say, “obedient” verbs, it is uniform and obligatory: to (without a particle to) to form a form in the past tense, the ending “ -ed" or " -d”.
• Irregular verbs are, in simple terms, “naughty” verbs that do not obey the general above-mentioned principle of forming the verb form in the Past Simple (paste simple). Rules don't apply here - there are exceptions that need to be remembered! The difficulty is that there are many irregular verbs. They are all reflected in special grammar tables in textbooks or in ordinary English-Russian dictionaries. Next to the irregular verb there are two more forms. We will be interested in the second form (or the second column in textbook tables).

When constructing sentences, remember the word order. At the initial stage, try to start with the subject, followed by the predicate, and only then - all the others. This is not necessary, but it is advisable, since observing this point will help develop the habit of not losing significant parts of the statement and know exactly where to start building a phrase.

Negative and interrogative sentences in the Past Simple

To construct negative and interrogative sentences in the Past Simple (paste simple) in English, you need to know that there is an auxiliary verb did. This is a helping verb. It helps to construct negative and interrogative statements.

In a negative sentence, the subject comes first (in first place), then the verb helper did with negation not(in abbreviated form - didn't), then - the predicate in the initial form without to and the rest of the sentence.

When constructing a question, the order of words is as follows: first, if there is one, the question word is put, then the helping verb did, then - subject, predicate, in initial form without to, and the rest of the sentence. The example in the table proposed in the article shows this more clearly.

To fully understand and consolidate the acquired knowledge, it is necessary to complete this task. This can be a variety of tasks: put the verb in the required form, translate a sentence from Russian into English, insert a suitable verb from those proposed, etc. The main thing is that you need to carry them out with awareness, in which case it will be very easy to construct your speech in the past tense.

The article contains a complete table. Analyze it again in detail and carefully. Two accents - regular/irregular verbs and the auxiliary verb did.

Note: types of simple Simple (simple) tense

It must be repeated that if you grasp the principle of using tenses in English, and it is unique and simple, then the entire table of tenses in English will become understandable and transparent.

For example, simple in translation - " simple" There are three Simple tenses in English: Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple(present simple and past simple, as well as future simple), that is, present simple, past simple and future simple. Each of these types of tense is characterized by its own construction of sentences and its own characteristics, which are presented in the table.

It will also be extremely useful to perform exercises on comparison and construction of sentences in this line of the Simple direction (for example, past simple and future simple, present simple and future simple). And the more practice, the better!

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This article is the second in the series “Times of the English Language”. The first was devoted to ways of expressing it in this language, and this material will present past tense in English. As we know, the past tense is a form of a verb that indicates the time of an action, which in this case happened in the past. In English we call all past tenses Past Tenses, the difference of which lies only in their duration or quality: will it be simple past -, long past - or past perfect – . Let us dwell on each of the indicated past tenses in English.

Past Simple - simple past tense in English

This tense can be called practically the main one when expressing the past tense in English, since it, in principle, expresses any action that took place in the past. Of course, it competes with this time , which, being the present perfect tense, is nevertheless translated by a verb in the past tense. In this case, you should remember only one point - Present Perfect comes into force only in cases where the action occurred in the past and in some way affects or is connected with the present. If past events have no such connection, take Past Simple and use it without doubt.

Time is formed Past Simple simple: if , take its second form (from the table); if the verb is correct, add an ending to it - ed. Need a question? We use did. The predicate is expressed by a verb to be in the required form? We put it at the beginning of the sentence and we're done. Is denial necessary? The same auxiliary verb will come to the rescue did, only in company with a particle not. The same particle is easily attached to the verb to be in the past tense form in English.

To sum it up: time Past Simple we use in the following cases:

• our action happened in the past and has nothing to do with the present. Pay attention to the marker words: yesterday(yesterday), last month(last month), 5 years ago(5 years ago), in 1999(in 1999)
  

  My brother was born in 1987. - My brother was born in 1987.

  She moved to the capital 7 years ago. - She moved to the capital seven years ago.

  We saw him last month. - We saw him last month.

• we strive to retell a series of actions in the past
  

  He wrote the letter, put it in the envelope, left it on the table and went out. - He wrote a letter, put it in an envelope, left it on the table and left.

• we want to show that the action referred to was common and occurred repeatedly in the past over a period of time
  

  From 1995 to 2000 worked as a manager. - He worked as a manager from 1995 to 2000.

• if our goal is to present a well-known fact of the past
  

  The Second World War began in 1939. - The Second World War began in 1939.

Past Continuous - long past tense in English

The only difference between this time and the previous one is that in this case the action of the past is shown in process. For example:

Mary was doing chores at 10 a.m. - Mary was cleaning at 10 o’clock in the morning.

As a cheat sheet, you can remember that the verb will be of the imperfect form. From the sentence it is clear that the formation of time Past Continuous requires only knowledge of the verb form to be - was / were. To one of them we add the main verb and assign an ending to it - ing. When interrogative sentence we put the auxiliary verb at the beginning, and in a negative sentence we attach it to the same auxiliary verb not.

You also need to use this past tense in English:

• if you are talking about an action that happened at a certain point in the past
  

  She was drinking coffee when I came in. - She was drinking coffee when I arrived.

• if you want to characterize a person, thus making your speech emotionally charged
  

  My mother was always hiding sweets from me when I was a kid. - When I was a child, my mother constantly hid sweets from me.

Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous - perfect and perfect continuous past tenses in English

To form these tenses you will need a good knowledge of verb forms, both regular and irregular. For Past Perfect need an auxiliary verb have in the past tense form in English, that is had and participle II of the main verb (for regular ones - form in - ed, for incorrect ones – the third form in ). For time use an auxiliary verb to be in the form of time Past Perfect, that is had been, to which we add the main verb as participle I, that is, the form in - ing. In question had goes to the beginning of the sentence, and when negated, calls to itself not.

The simple perfect tense is used only in a few cases:

• if we want to express an action that ended before a certain point in the past
  

  Malfoy had done the work by the time his friend returned. - Malfoy had finished all the work by the time his friend returned.

• if we want to show two actions, one of which was in progress, and the second was completed by the time it started.
  

  The rain had stopped and the stars were twinkling on the dark sky. - The rain stopped, and the stars sparkled in the dark sky.

In today's material we will examine the topic of forming questions in the simple past tense. And at the same time, we will repeat this tense group, find out in what cases it is used, how it is formed and how to construct affirmative sentences and ask questions in the past simple.

Past simple is the simple past tense. It is most common in English speech. We use this tense when it comes to:

• about actions in the past, occurring one after another (they went for a walk, went to a cafe and ordered coffee);
• about actions taking place in the past and which have ended by today (last week they went on vacation to Sochi);
• about activities that happened regularly in the past but are now over (she went to the gym every day last year).

Formation of the affirmative form past simple

When constructing an affirmative construction of the past tense, you need to look at how the verb changes. Verbs in English speech are regular and irregular. Regular verbs are formed according to a single rule, with – ed added to its ending. For example, cook – cooked. Irregular verbs are formed without applying any rules. Each such verb in the past simple has its own form of formation, for example, see – saw;

Examples of structures that are formed:

• They married three years ago. They got married three years ago.
• I went to the cinema yesterday. I went to the cinema yesterday.

There are a few things to consider before adding the -ed ending to regular verbs:

• If this part speech has at its end a consonant preceded by a stressed vowel, the consonant should be doubled. ban – banned – prohibit. The exception is verbs that end in –w and –x. flow – flowed – to flow.

Attention! In British English, if there is an -l at the end of a verb, it is doubled in any case - travel - travelled - to travel.

• if the part of speech in question has the ending –e, only –d is added to it. close – closed – close;
• if at the end of a word there is a construction of a consonant and –у, then y changes to I +ed. cry – cried – cry.

Attention! If there is a vowel before -y, -ed is used unchanged. play – played – play.

So, the scheme with the help of which an affirmative construction is formed in the past simple:

The person about whom they are talking and to whom a question is posed to the subject + a regular verb with the ending ed or the 2nd form of an irregular verb.

• She moved last year. She moved last year.

How to determine the past simple

In order to understand when translating that we have the past simple, it is necessary to pay attention to the words past simple markers, which are clues - yesterday - yesterday, last week/month/year - last week/last month/last year, in 2015 (1977, 2002, etc.) year – in 2015, two days/month/yers ago – two days/months/years ago.

Design example:

• They lived in USA in 1985 year. They lived in America in 1985.

Negative sentences in paste simple

In order to form a negative construction, you should use past form the auxiliary verb do (did), the particle not and the initial form of the semantic verb.

Design example:

• Didn't not swim yesterday. He didn't swim yesterday.

For ease of use, you can combine did and not. In this case, didn’t is formed.

Design example:

• We didn't win this battle. We didn't win this battle.

Interrogative sentences in the past simple are built according to the same principle as in other tenses simple groups using the auxiliary verb Do. To construct a question in the past tense, both verbally and in writing The verb did should be used, which should come first in the construction of an interrogative sentence.

The semantic verb in such sentences should be used in the initial form, and not put in the past tense. The same situation is observed when constructing negative sentence. The ending –ed is not added. To consolidate the information received, you should look at the diagram again and complete the exercises.

So, the general scheme:

did + the person about whom it is spoken and to whom the question is posed to the subject + verb in the initial form.

To answer the question you need to use the auxiliary verb did. This will be a short positive response that will replace the action itself.

• Yes, they did. - Yes, they bought it.

If you need to give a complete positive answer, you should construct the structure as an affirmative sentence.

• Yes, they bought a new car. — Yes, they bought a new car.

In the case where information needs to be refuted, either a negative or a complete answer can be used. In the latter case, it is necessary to construct the sentence as a negative construction.

• No, they did not buy a new car. — No, they didn’t buy a new car.

A short negative answer is based on following diagram: auxiliary verb did + particle not, acting as a negation.

• No, they didn't. No, they didn't buy it.

Using special questions in the simple past tense

A special question is a question with which the person asking it clarifies the information received. They start with a special word.

The words given in the table are placed first in the construction, then the word order is as in an ordinary question. So, the general scheme for forming a sentence using special questions in the past simple:

Question word + did + the person in question and to whom the question is posed to the subject + verb, which must be put in the initial form.

Examples:

• I bought a new guitar - I bought a new guitar
• What did you buy? - What did you buy?

Exception:

• Who bought a new guitar? — Who bought a new guitar?

You should also have an idea of ​​how questions with a tail are constructed:

• I bought a new guitar - I bought a new guitar.
• You bought a new guitar, didn’t you? – You bought a new guitar, really?

Constructing the simple past tense with the verb to be

In the case when the text does not use a semantic verb, the verb to be must be placed in this place.

In Russian, interrogative and affirmative sentences differ only in intonation, but in English, when forming past simple questions to be, the word order changes.

The tables below provide examples of the use of the verb to be in the past simple tense.

Negative form

Affirmative construction with exercises

Past simple interrogative form consisting of a general question

Question form using special question words

So today's lesson has come to an end. To consolidate the information, you should complete exercises. In fact, questions in the past simple are not difficult if you learn the topic. And tables with examples will help you with this.