Was / Were
- I/he/she/it + was
- you/we/they + were
- wasn't / weren't
- Was/Were + subject?
Past tense
Describe finished actions and past events — Past Simple, Continuous and Perfect, each with a simple formula and everyday examples.
- Present tense9 cards
- Past tense6 cards
- Future tense3 cards
- Articles2 cards
- Nouns3 cards
- Pronouns5 cards
- Verbs2 cards
- Verb patterns3 cards
- Modal verbs6 cards
- Adverbs3 cards
- Quantity5 cards
- Questions2 cards
- Conditionals2 cards
- Prepositions4 cards
- Adjective comparisons1 card
- Linking words1 card
- Phrasal verbs1 card
- Confusable verbs1 card
- Idioms2 cards
Past Simple
- subject + V2 / verb-ed
- subject + didn't + V1
- Did + subject + V1?
- with did/didn't → verb is base form (V1)
yesterdaylast month/yeartwo days agoin 1995when I was a child
Did
- did is the same for all subjects
- Subject + didn't + V1
- Did + subject + V1?
- with did/didn't → verb is V1 (no -ed, not V2)
- not used in normal positives
Had
- subject + had
- subject + didn't have
- Did + subject + have?
- in questions/negatives: did + have, not had
Past Continuous
- I/he/she/it + was + V-ing
- you/we/they + were + V-ing
- wasn't / weren't + V-ing
- Was/Were + subject + V-ing?
whenwhileat 5 o'clockat that momentall day
Past Simple vs Present Perfect
- finished time → Past Simple
- result / experience now → Present Perfect
- yesterday vs just, already, ever