Simple Past Tense – Negative Questions(DAY-14)

Simple Past Tense – Negative Questions

Let us now come to simple past tense negative questions.

I didn’t go to the market.

Didn’t I go to the market?

He didn’t go to the market.

Didn’t he go to the market?

They didn’t go to the market.

Didn’t they go to the market?

Exercise – 1

Read the following sentences thoroughly. All the sentences are in the above structure. 

Didn’t you clean the room?
Didn’t you understand the lesson?
Didn’t you have breakfast in the morning?
Didn’t you complete the given work?
Didn’t you meet him?
Didn’t she cook the food?
Didn’t you sleep last night?
Didn’t Shahjahan build Tajmahal?
Didn’t I ride the bike?
Din’t we go to the temple?
Didn’t he write the exam?
Didn’t Raju come to school?
Didn’t he draw the pictures?
Didn’t he prepare well for exam?
Didn’t I pay the money?
Didn’t you bring the luggage?
Didn’t he drink coffee?
Didn’t you read the story?
Didn’t you wait for me?
Didn’t she do her home work?
Didn’t Manasa cook the food?
Didn’t Mohan sit on the bench?
Didn’t you greet him?
Didn’t you hug him?
Didn’t we go to movie?

Exercise – 2

Use the following clues and make sentences in the above structure. 

He not fight with him?
They not tease him?
He not forgive you?
You not invite Harish?
They not speak with you?
Rama not kill Ravana?
Lakshman not follow Rama?
He not listen my words?
She not observe anything?
You not learn computers?
He not teach you?
Eswar not talk with him?
They not perform cultural achievement?
You not visit Tirupati?
He not warn you?
She not wish him?
You not change your behavior?
Jayanthi not sign in the register?
They not know about him?
He not smoke cigarette?
Pavan not tell truth?
You not hear his words?
They not play cricket?
She not wash clothes?
You not eat chicken biryani?

Exercise – 3

Use 10 verbs from the verbs list and make sentences in the above structure.

Simple Past Tense – Positive Questions(DAY-13)

Simple Past Tense – Positive Questions

For simple past tense we use the helping verb ‘did’.

I went to the market.

Did I go to the market?

He went to the market.

Did he go to the market?

They went to the market.

Did they go to the market? etc

Exercise – 1

Read the following sentences thoroughly. All the sentences are in the above structure.
Did you drink in the party?
Did he give the money?
Did you finish the lesson?
Did you complete the work?
Did Chiranjeevi act in that movie?
Did you participate in the cometation?
Did he argue with you?
Did he take anything?
Did you watch the movie?
Did she wash the clothes?
Did you observe theif?
Did Sarath change anything?
Did you visit the temple?
Did you get the 1st rank?
Did I eat anything?
Did he conclude the meeting?
Did they train the teachers?
Did he fight in the movie?
Did we see anything there?
Did I hurt anybody?
Did you cry?
Did you decide to do that?
Did they conduct the exam?
Did Valmiki write the stories?
Did they increase your salary?

Exercise – 2

Use the following clues and make sentences in the above structure.
He produce movies?
Shahjahan build Tajmahal?
Kavitha buy the book?
He come to the class?
He live here?
You like sweets in childhood?
He lose your address?
The teacher teach English last year?
Rani fail in the exam?
They sit outside?
You study last year?
She sing a song?
You ring the bell?
You choose your partner?
He bend the iron pipe?
You drink tea?
He follow Jagan?
She wait for me?
Harsha cook biryani?
She hug her mother?
Raja greet him?
You fight with him?
They tease you?
You join in our group?
Rama kill Ravana?

Exercise – 3

Use 10 verbs from the verbs list and make sentences in the above structure.

Simple Past Tense – Negative Statements(DAY-12)

 

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Simple Past Tense – Negative Statements

For Simple Past Tense we use the helping verb ‘did’ for making Negative Statements. Note that we do not use ‘v2’ with ‘did’ but only with ‘v1’.

I went to the market yesterday.

I did not go to the market yesterday.

He went to the market yesterday.

He did not go to the market yesterday.

They went to the market yesterday.

They did not go to the market yesterday.

Exercise – 1

Read the following sentences thoroughly. All the sentences are in the above structure. 

I did not do the homework yesterday.
He did not give me the book.
They did not understand the lesson.
Rama did not kill Ravana.
She didn’t write the exam.
Ravi didn’t do any mistake?
You didn’t complete the work.
I did not watch the movie.
They didn’t cut the trees.
He didn’t listen my words.
You didn’t come yesterday.
Raja didn’t bring the flowers.
The teacher didn’t scold me.
We didn’t eat puris.
It didn’t irritate me.
I didn’t joke.
We didn’t visit the temple.
They didn’t play cricket.
You didn’t meet me.
The baby didn’t laugh at first.
She didn’t learn anything.
I didn’t take anything.
The irrigation department didn’t release the water.
He didn’t tell anything to me.
We didn’t invite anybody.


Exercise – 2


Use the following clues and make sentences in the above structure.
She, not, shiver though it is cold weather.
A.N.R, not, enter in the politics.
Ravi, not, participated in the competition.
He, not attend to the marriage.
He, pay, no attention to it.
He, not watch the movie.
I, not, fall in love.
He, not, listen to me.
They, not go out.
Ravi, not, drive the car.
They, not, bury, the dead body.
We, not, make noise.
We, not sail on the boat.
He, not reply to me.
The lord Shiva, not, appear.
I, not, pass this way.
They, not, mention your name in their conversation.
The dog, not, sniff there.
I, not, sleep well.
We, not, warn him.
She, not, think about that.
He, not drink milk.
Usha, not, sing any song.
I, not, forget you.
He, not, hate you.

Exercise – 3

Use 10 verbs from the verbs list and make sentences in the above structure.