Simple Past Chart

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The Simple Past Tense

We use the simple past to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

Affirmative Statements	Negative Statements	Questions	Short answer	Short answer
Regular Verbs - To talk
I talked.	I didn't talk.	Did I talk?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He talked.	He didn't talk.	Did he talk?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She talked.	She didn't talk.	Did she talk?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It talked.	It didn't talk.	Did it talk?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You talked.	You didn't talk.	Did you talk?	Yes, you did.	No, you didn't.
We talked.	We didn't talk.	Did we talk?	Yes, we did.	No, we didn't.
They talked.	They didn't talk.	Did they talk?	Yes, they did.	No, they didn't.

Affirmative Statements	Negative Statements	Questions	Short answer	Short answer
Irregular Verbs - To eat
I ate fish.	I didn't eat fish.	Did I eat fish?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He ate fish.	He didn't talk fish.	Did he eat fish?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She ate fish.	She didn't eat fish.	Did she eat fish?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It ate fish.	It didn't eat fish.	Did it eat fish?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You ate fish.	You didn't eat fish.	Did you eat fish?	Yes, you did.	No, you didn't.
We ate fish.	We didn't eat fish.	Did we eat fish?	Yes, we did.	No, we didn't.
They ate fish.	They didn't eat fish.	Did they eat fish?	Yes, they did.	No, they didn't.