Simple-Past
Past-Signal-wordsPast-Affirmative
Simple-Past-Verbs
Past-Simple-Diagram
=>Back to Grammer ExplanationsAffirmative sentences
| regular verbs | irregular verbs |
|---|---|
| I played chess. | I went to Zonguldak. |
Negative sentences
We use the auxiliary did.
| regular verbs | irregular verbs |
|---|---|
| I did not play chess. |
I did not go to Zonguldak. |
We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Past.
| regular verbs | irregular verbs |
|---|---|
| I didn't play chess. | I didn't go to Zonguldak. |
Questions
| regular verbs | irregular verbs |
|---|---|
| Did you play chess? | Did I go to Zonguldak? |