Czas Past Simple jest tworzony w sposób przedstawiony poniżej.
| Zdania twierdzące | skrócone formy | |
| I | I wote a letter yesterday. | |
| you | You wrote a letter yesterday. | |
| he | He wrote a letter yesterday. | |
| she | She wrote a letter yesterday. | |
| it | It wrote a letter yesterday. | |
| we | We wrote a letter yesterday. | |
| you | You wrote a letter yestarday. | |
| they | They wrote a letter yesterday |
| Zdania przeczące | skrócone formy | |
| I | I did not write a letter yesterday. | I didn't |
| you | You did not write a letter yesterday. | You didn't |
| he | He did not write a letter yesterday. | He didn't |
| she | She did not write a letter yesterday. | She didn't |
| it | It did not write a letter yesterday. | It didn't |
| we | We did not write a letter yesterday. | We didn't |
| you | You did not write a letter yesterday. | You didn't |
| they | They did not write a letter yesterday. | They didn't |
| Zdania pytające | ||
| I | Did I write a letter yesterday? | |
| you | Did you write a letter yesterday? | |
| he | Did he write a letter yesterday? | |
| she | Did she write a letter yesterday? | |
| it | Did it write a letter yesterday? | |
| we | Did we write a letter yesterday? | |
| you | Did you write a letter yesterday? | |
| they | Did they write a letter yesterday? |