Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense
In the Simple Past tense, the action is simply mentioned and
understood to have taken place in the past. The action started and ended
sometime in the past but the time may or may not be mentioned.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in past form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
You
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
He
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
Mohan
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The boy
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
She
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
Pooja
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The girl
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
We
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
You
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
They
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The children
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
For making positive statements in the simple past tense, notice
how we use the verb in the past form for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
DIDN’T (DID NOT)
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
You
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
He
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
Mohan
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The boy
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
She
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
Pooja
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The girl
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
We
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
You
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
They
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The men
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
For making negative statements in the simple past tense, notice
how we use ‘didn’t’ or ‘did not’ and the verb in the base form for all
subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
DID
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Did
|
I
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
you
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
he
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
Mohan
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the boy
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
she
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
Pooja
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the girl
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
we
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
you
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
they
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the men
|
complete
|
the work?
|
For making questions in the simple past tense, notice how we use
‘did’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.
What is Simple Past Tense?
PAST SIMPLE
last Monday, last week, last month, last year, last summer,
yesterday, before yesterday, one year ago, in January, in 2008…
|
- I
went to Russia
- They
arrived Cambodia 5 p.m.
- She
joined a part with me yesterday.
Positive
Sentence:
Subject + past verb
+ Object/Complement
|
- I met
my old friend this morning.
- Jony
watched TV alone last night.
- They
had a party last week.
Sub + did + not +
infinitive + obj/comp
|
- She
did not buy anything from the market this evening.
- He
did not get married last month.
Sub + past modal
verb + not + infinitive + obj/comp
|
- They
could not sing yesterday.
- You
would not wish anything last night.
Sub + was/were +
not + obj/comp
|
- She
was not happy yesterday.
- We
are not at Phnom
Penh
Did + sub +
infinitive + obj/comp ?
|
- Did
you finish you work this afternoon?
- Did
they get a letter from USA
Past modal verb +
sub + infinitive + obj/comp ?
|
- Could
she dance in the wedding party last night?
- Would
you leave the party early last night?
Was/Were + sub +
obj/comp ?
|
- Was
he good-looking in the event yesterday?
- Were
you bored this evening?
Related page
What is Tense? Definition of Tense.
What is the type of tense?
What Is the Past Tense?
What Is the Present Tense?
What is the Future Tense?
Structure of All Tense
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
All Tense with example
Table of English Tenses with example
TENSE CHART
No comments