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.
