Simple Past Tense in English
The tenses simply show the time of an action.
Simple Past Tense indicates an action which is completed at a definite time in the past.
POSITIVE FORM (+): Subject + V2 ( Second Form of Verb )
NEGATIVE FORM (-): Subject + did not + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
QUESTION FORM (?): Did + Subject + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?): Did not / Didn’t + Subject + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) : YES / NO + Subject + did / did not (didn’t)
| POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?) | NEGATIVE QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|---|
| He listened | He did not (didn’t) listen | Did he listen | Didn’t he listen |
| She listened | She did not (didn’t) listen | Did she listen | Didn’t she listen |
| It listened | It did not (didn’t) listen | Did it listen | Didn’t it listen |
| I listened | I did not (didn’t) listen | Did I listen | Didn’t I listen |
| You listened | You did not (didn’t) listen | Did you listen | Didn’t you listen |
| We listened | We did not (didn’t) listen | Did we listen | Didn’t we listen |
| They listened | They did not (didn’t) listen | Did they listen | Didn’t they listen |
