Past Tenses & Future

Past of to be: was / were

I was tired / She was happy / They were ready / We were late

woz / wur

Past simple: regular -ed

I walked / She talked / They played / He worked — most verbs add -ed

Irregular past verbs (group 1)

go→went, see→saw, eat→ate, come→came, have→had

Irregular past verbs (group 2)

do→did, say→said, get→got, make→made, know→knew, give→gave

Negative past: didn't

I didn't eat / She didn't go / They didn't come — no -ed after didn't

DID-nt

Past question: Did you...?

Did you see that? / Did she call? — no -ed after did

Past continuous: was/were + -ing

I was eating when she called / They were playing football all afternoon

Future: will + base verb

I will visit them next week / She will be there at 5 o'clock

Future: going to + verb

I'm going to study tonight / She's going to travel — for plans

Past and future time expressions

yesterday / last week / two days ago // tomorrow / next week / in two days