Simple past tense formula in English with examples/sentences. The formula of simple past tense in English.
Simple Past Tense Formula
Structures of Simple Past Tense
Positive Sentence Formula
- Subject + Simple Past (V2) + the rest of the sentence
- Short Formula: (Sub+V2+Obj)
| Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|
| He / She / It / I / You / We / They | removed | all the apples from the basket. |
Negative Sentence Formula
- Subject + did + not + base form of the verb + the rest of the sentence
- Short Formula: (Sub+did + not+V1+Obj)
| Subject | Auxiliary verb | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / You / We / They | Didn’t (did not) | climb | on the stairs. |
| He / She / It | Didn’t (did not) | finish | the lunch. |
Interrogative Sentence Formula
- Did + subject + base form of the verb + the rest of the sentence?
- Short Formula: (Did+Sub+V1+Obj)
| Auxiliary verb | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did | I / You / We / They / He / She / It | complete | all the homework? |
Negative Interrogative Sentence Formula
- Did + subject + not + base form of the verb + the rest of the sentence?
- Short Formula: (Did+Sub+not+V1+Obj)
| Auxiliary verb | Subject | Negative | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did | I / You / We / They | not | break | the glass of the window? |
| Did | He / She / It | not | run | very fast on a marathon race? |
Wh-Questions Sentence Formula
- Wh- + did + subject + base form of the verb + the rest of the sentence?
- Short Formula: (Wh- + Did +Sub+V1+Obj)
| Wh- word | Auxiliary verb | Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Did | I / You / We / They | watch | the action movie? |
| Why | Did | He / She / It | go | to the club every night? |
Sentences of Simple Past Tense with Formula
Positive Sentences (Sub+V2+Obj)
- She sang a song every morning.
- He won the match today.
- I closed the bank account.
- Robin came to the house last week.
- They bought some candy for me.
Negative Sentences (Sub+did+not+V1+Obj)
- She didn’t sing a song every morning.
- He didn’t win the match today.
- I didn’t close the bank account.
- Robin didn’t come to the house last week.
- They didn’t buy some candy for me.
Interrogative Sentences (Did+Sub+V1+Obj)
- Did she sing a song every morning?
- Did he win the match today?
- Did I close the bank account?
- Did Robin come to the house last week?
- Did they buy some candy for me?
Negative Interrogative Sentences (Did+Sub+not+V1+Obj)
- Did she not sing a song every morning?
- Did he not win the match today?
- Did I not close the bank account?
- Did Robin not come to the house last week?
- Did they not buy some candy for me?
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