Lesson No 31B-Formulating Sentences And Questions In Past Tense

Past Tense: Forming Sentences and Questions

Past Tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past.

Simple Past Tense:

• Regular Verbs: Add -ed to the base form.
  • Example: I walked to school yesterday.
• Irregular Verbs: Have different past tense forms.
  • Example: She ate an apple.

Forming Questions:

• Begin with a helping verb: did, was, were
• Place the subject after the helping verb.
• Keep the main verb in the base form.

Example:

• Did you walk to school yesterday?
• Was she hungry?

Negative Sentences:

• Use “didn’t” or “wasn’t/weren’t” with the base form of the main verb.

Example:

• I didn’t walk to school yesterday.
• She wasn’t hungry.

Using the Simple Past Tense

• I played football yesterday.
• She watched a movie last night.
• We visited the museum last week.
• They didn’t go to the beach yesterday.
• Did you eat breakfast this morning?
• Was she happy yesterday?

Using Irregular Verbs

• I saw a movie yesterday.
• She went to the store.
• We ate dinner at a restaurant.
• They didn’t drink coffee.
• Did you see the movie?
• Was she sick?