Past Indefinite (Simple Past) Subject + Verb2
Subject + V2.
Subject + did + not + V1.
Did + Subject+ V1?
Did + Subject + not + V1?
Wh- Word + did + Subject + V1?
Wh- Word + did + Subject + not + V1?
- Completed action in the past
- Habit in the past
- Sequential past actions
- Past events with definite time
- Past states and situations
- Storytelling and narration
- Actions completed before now
Example Sentences:
I visited my grandmother yesterday.
She cooked delicious food last night.
They played football after school.
He went to Delhi last month.
We watched a movie together.
The teacher entered the classroom quietly.
My father bought a new bicycle.
The children laughed loudly.
You spoke very well in the meeting.
It rained heavily yesterday evening.
I did not understand the question.
She did not come to school yesterday.
They did not finish their work on time.
Did you call your friend?
Did he attend the wedding ceremony?
Why did they leave early?
Where did your brother study before?
We lived in Patna for many years.
She wrote a letter to her mother.
The train arrived late last night.
Positive: She taught.
Negative: She did not teach.
Interrogative: Did she teach?
Negative Interrogative: Did she not teach?
WH-Questions:
- What did she teach?
- When did she teach?
- Who taught?
- Where did she teach?
- Why did she teach?
- Which subject did she teach?
- Whom did she teach?
- Who did she teach?
- How did she teach?
- How many students did she teach?
- How far did she travel to teach?
- How often did she teach?
- How long did she teach?