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.