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Simple Past Tense

This document provides information about simple past tense in English. It discusses the basic sentence structures used in simple past, including subject + past form of verb + object. Examples are given to illustrate using simple past to express completed past actions, habitual or regular past actions, and actions where "since" is used as an adverb. It also discusses using simple past to describe a series of past actions. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to fill in blanks with correct past verb forms.

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Simple Past Tense

This document provides information about simple past tense in English. It discusses the basic sentence structures used in simple past, including subject + past form of verb + object. Examples are given to illustrate using simple past to express completed past actions, habitual or regular past actions, and actions where "since" is used as an adverb. It also discusses using simple past to describe a series of past actions. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to fill in blanks with correct past verb forms.

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SIMPLE PAST/PAST

INDEFINITE TENSE
SENTENCE

STRUCTURE

Statement

Sub+II form of

Negative

verb+obj/o.w
Sub+did not+I form of
verb+obj/o.w
Did+sub+I form of
verb+obj/o.w
Did+sub+not+I form of
verb+obj/o.w

Question
Negative Question

SIMPLE PAST TENSE-USES


To express an action completed in the

past

Examples:- My brother came home last Sunday.


- She returned to India last month.
- Did you see a movie last night?
- She did not visit the zoo in the last tour.
- It rained the whole night.

To express a habitual or
regular
action
in
the
past

Examples:
He used to wear a cap every time in his
childhood.
Gandhiji always spoke the truth.
Mohan always helped his friends.
She never participated in any program.
He used to watch a lot of films those days.

To express an action where


since has been used as an
adverb
Examples:
- There is complete silence since the Principal

entered the room.


- He is staying with his friends since he came to
Delhi.
- It is two hours since Ram left this place.
- The birds are very silent since it rained last
night.

To describe series of actions in the

past
Examples:
-Yesterday I returned home late. I
found the lights on. I wondered who
switched them on. Very quietly I
unlocked the door, entered the
house, searched each room but found
none.

EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs

given in the brackets:


1. His mother ____ (go) to Bombay yesterday.
2. His health has improved since he ____ (come)
from the hostel.
3. We ____ (be) at the dinner table when my friend
_____ (come).
4. My mother _______ (arrive) late yesterday
evening.
5. ________ you ______ (not complete) your project
last week?

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