Simple Past Tense With Formula, Examples

Simple Past Tense With Formula, Examples, Uses. When an action refers to Past time.

Simple Past Tense definition: When an action refers to Past time, the verb is said to be in the past tense. This tense is used for an action that happened in the past, it has a past form of the verb that does not change like the subject. A helping verb is not used in this tense.

Formula: Subject + Verb Past form + object 

Examples: a) I want to college.

b) I ate a Mango.

c) I called my friends.

d) He asked me a question.

Forms: 

1. Affirmative: 

I Worked.

You worked.

We/ They worked.

He/She/It Worked.

2) Negative:

I did not worked.

You did not work.

He/She/It did not Worked.

3) Question:

Did I work?

Did you work?

Did He/She/It Worked.

Uses:

1. To express the events started and completed at particular time in Past.

a) The Cow went forest yesterday.

b) Asha Played football in match last year.

c) Maya worshipped the God yesterday.

2) To Show the timing of the event whenever the asked.

a) When did you come to college?

b) When did you meet your friend?

c) When did you purchase this vehicle? 

3) To give information about past habit.

a) I worked very hard in the last year.

b) I played cricket when I was in college.

c) I sang the songs every day. 

Examples: 

1.She visited her grandparents last weekend.
2.I studied for my exam yesterday.
3. They went to the movies last night.
4. He played soccer with his friends yesterday.
5.She cleaned her room before dinner.
6.I slept for 8 hours last night.
7. They ate at a new restaurant for lunch.
8. He read a book before bed.
9.She danced at the party last night.
10.I walked to the store to buy some groceries.
11. They watched a movie on Netflix last night.
12.He finished his homework before dinner.
13.She took a nap in the afternoon.
14.I did my laundry last night.
15. They traveled to Japan last summer.
16.He cooked dinner for his family.
17.She wrote a letter to her best friend.
18.I drank a glass of water.
19. They played video games together.
20.He worked on his project all night.
21.She took a shower before going to bed.
22.I read the newspaper in the morning.
23.They listened to music while driving.

Some Sentences for practice or exercise

2. He saved the boy from drowning.
3. I took your pen by mistake.
4. I bought this beautiful pen.
5. She went to the movie with Tom.
swim choo 6. Where did you learn to swim?
7. We took the last train to Delhi.
8. They went on a vacation to Disneyland.
9. He did not come to school on Monday.
10. Did you learn any first aid at school?
11. I met a childhood friend yesterday.
12. He dropped his briefcase on a chair.
13. When did you return home last night?
14. He climbed to the top of the hill.
15. He removed the picture from the wall.
16. She felt refreshed after her sleep.