PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
Affirmation
I had looked we had looked
you had looked you had looked
he had looked they had looked
she had looked
it had looked
Négation
I had not looked we had not looked
you had not looked you had not looked
he had not looked they had not looked
she had not looked
it had not looked
Interrogation
had I looked? had we looked?
had you looked? had you looked?
had he looked? had they looked?
had she looked?
had it looked?
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Affirmation
I had been looking we had been looking
you had been looking you had been looking
he had been looking they had been looking
she had been looking
it had been looking
Négation
I had not been looking we had not been looking
you had not been looking you had not been looking
he had not been looking they had not been looking
she had not been looking
it had not been looking
Interrogation
had I been looking? had we been looking?
had you been looking? had you been looking?
had he been looking? had they been looking?
had she been looking?
had it been looking?
Present Perfect Forms
Positive Negative Question
• I have traveled.
• You have traveled.
• We have traveled.
• They have traveled.
• He has traveled.
• She has traveled.
• It has traveled. • I have not traveled.
• You have not traveled.
• We have not traveled.
• They have not traveled.
• He has not traveled.
• She has not traveled.
• It has not traveled. • Have I traveled?
• Have you traveled?
• Have we traveled?
• Have they traveled?
• Has he traveled?
• Has she traveled?
• Has it traveled?
Past Continuous Forms
Positive Negative Question
• I was singing.
• You were singing.
• We were singing.
• They were singing.
• He was singing.
• She was singing.
• It was singing. • I was not singing.
• You were not singing.
• We were not singing.
• They were not singing.
• He was not singing.
• She was not singing.
• It was not singing. • Was I singing?
• Were you singing?
• Were we singing?
• Were they singing?
• Was he singing?
• Was she singing?
• Was it singing?
Future Perfect Forms
Using "Will"
Positive Negative Question
• I will have stopped.
• You will have stopped.
• We will have stopped.
• They will have stopped.
• He will have stopped.
• She will have stopped.
• It will have stopped. • I will not have stopped.
• You will not have stopped.
• We will not have stopped.
• They will not have stopped.
• He will not have stopped.
• She will not have stopped.
• It will not have stopped. • Will I have stopped?
• Will you have stopped?
• Will we have stopped?
• Will they have stopped?
• Will he have stopped?
• Will she have stopped?
• Will it have stopped?
Using "Be Going To"
Positive Negative Question
• I am going to have stopped.
• You are going to have stopped.
• We are going to have stopped.
• They are going to have stopped.
• He is going to have stopped.
• She is going to have stopped.
• It is going to have stopped. • I am not going to have stopped.
• You are not going to have stopped.
• We are not going to have stopped.
• They are not going to have stopped.
• He is not going to have stopped.
• She is not going to have stopped.
• It is not going to have stopped. • Am I going to have stopped?
• Are you going to have stopped?
• Are we going to have stopped?
• Are they going to have stopped?
• Is he going to have stopped?
• Is she going to have stopped?
• Is it going to have stopped?
Simple Past Forms
Most Verbs
Most verbs conjugate by adding -ed like the verb "wait" below.
Positive Negative Question
• I waited.
• You waited.
• We waited.
• They waited.
• He waited.
• She waited.
• It waited. • I did not wait.
• You did not wait.
• We did not wait.
• They did not wait.
• He did not wait.
• She did not wait.
• It did not wait. • Did I wait?
• Did you wait?
• Did we wait?
• Did they wait?
• Did he wait?
• Did she wait?
• Did it wait?
Irregular Verbs
Many verbs, such as "have," take irregular forms in the Simple Past. Notice that you only use the irregular verbs in statements. In negative forms and questions, "did" indicates Simple Past. To learn more about irregular verbs, visitEnglishpage.com's Irregular Verb Dictionary. You can also use Englishpage.com's Online Irregular Verb Flashcards to memorize irregular verb forms.
Positive Negative Question
• I had.
• You had.
• We had.
• They had.
• He had.
• She had.
• It had. • I did not have.
• You did not have.
• We did not have.
• They did not have.
• He did not have.
• She did not have.
• It did not have. • Did I have?
• Did you have?
• Did we have?
• Did they have?
• Did he have?
• Did she have?
• Did it have?
To Be
The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." It also has different question forms and negative forms. Always remember that you DO NOT use "did" with the verb "be" in the Simple Past.
Positive Negative Question
• I was.
• You were.
• We were.
• They were.
• He was.
• She was.
• It was. • I was not.
• You were not.
• We were not.
• They were not.
• He was not.
• She was not.
• It was not. • Was I?
• Were you?
• Were we?
• Were they?
• Was he?
• Was she?
• Was it?
Modal Verbs
Modal verbs behave very strangely in the Simple Past. The most important verb to remember is "must." Notice how it becomes "had to" in the Simple Past.
"Must" becomes "had to":
• I must call my wife now.
• I had to call my wife yesterday.