Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative Structure of Simple Past Tense

Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative Sentences of Simple Past Tense

Affirmative Sentences

Structure:

Subject + Past form of verb

Examples:

  1. I: I ate breakfast.
  2. You: You played soccer.
  3. He: He watched TV.
  4. She: She wrote a letter.
  5. It: It rained.
  6. We: We went to the gym.
  7. They: They read books.
  8. They: They read books in the library.
  9. John: John watched TV.
  10. Sarah: Sarah wrote a letter.
  11. John and Sarah: John and Sarah read books in the library.

Negative Sentences

Structure:

Subject + Did not (didn’t) + Base form of verb

Examples:

  1. I: I did not (didn’t) eat breakfast.
  2. You: You did not (didn’t) play soccer.
  3. He: He did not (didn’t) watch TV.
  4. She: She did not (didn’t) write a letter.
  5. It: It did not (didn’t) rain.
  6. We: We did not (didn’t) go to the gym.
  7. They: They did not (didn’t) read books.
  8. John: John did not (didn’t) watch TV.
  9. Sarah: Sarah did not (didn’t) write a letter.
  10. John and Sarah: John and Sarah did not (didn’t) read books.

Interrogative Sentences

Structure:

Did + Subject + Base form of verb + ?

Examples:

  1. I: Did I eat breakfast?
  2. You: Did you play soccer?
  3. He: Did he watch TV?
  4. She: Did she write a letter?
  5. It: Did it rain?
  6. We: Did we go to the gym?
  7. They: Did they read books?
  8. John: Did John watch TV?
  9. Sarah: Did Sarah write a letter?
  10. John and Sarah: Did John and Sarah read books?

Other Links of Simple Past Tense

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