Express an action that finished in the past.
Regular verbs are easy to conjugate, just add “ed”:
play→ I played all night
team → they teamed up to defeat the boss
The problem comes with irregular verbs:
do → I did my homework last night
pay → I paid $20 for ‘early bird’ registration
buy → I bought the FGC yearbook
sell → I sold my stick
take → I took the train
catch → I caught the train (I nearly missed it)
post → I posted a photo of my food at the restaurant
study → I studied the tech
won → she won the match
Generally, irregular verbs ending in
- -y → ied e.g. try → tried
Negative form
subject + didn’t + [infinitive without to]
o: I didn’t play anything yesterday
x: I didn’t played
I didn’t go to the event
Question form
Did + subject + [infinitive without to]
Q. Did you eat the pizza?
A. Yes, I did / No I didn’t / Yes, I ate all of it, and your ice cream too.
Q. Did Ralf know about this?
A. Are you stupid? Of course he did!
Question form II
What/When/How etc + did + subject + [infinitive without to]
Q. When did you arrive?
A. (I arrived at) around eleven.
Q. What did you do last weekend?
A. I went to the cinema, hung out with friends, chilled on the sofa, ate crisps.
Be careful with “to be”, the past is “was”
Q. Was she on the stream
A. Yes, she was there.
Q. Where were you born?
A. I was born in Berlin.