Past Tense

The simple past tense is sometimes called the preterite tense. We can use several tenses to talk about the past, but the simple past tense is the one we use most often.

The Pattern :
1. Affirmative Form
S + V2 
Example: Indah went my home five minutes ago


2.Negative Form
S + did not + V1
Example: He didn't buy this book tomorrow



3. Interogative Form
Did + S + V1Example: Did you go to market this morning? 

Modifier of time for simple past tense:

-Yesterday 

-Ago .Example: a minute ago, two days ago, a week ago, three months ago, two years ago, etc.

-Last .Example: last week, last year, last two days, last Monday, last December, etc.

-This+ morning/noon/afternoon/evening