English Grammar

Tenses
The Simple Past tense
 The Simple Past Tense
 Finished actions
 Regular verb list
 irregular verb list
 positive form
 Singular
 Plural
 Past adverbs of time
 Negative form
 Singular
 Plural
 Positive question form
 Singular
 Plural
 Negative question form
 Singular
 Plural
 Regular verb list
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle

look looked looked

help helped helped

watch watched watched

cook cooked cooked
asked asked asked
walk walked walked
happen happened happened
want wanted wanted
use used used
 Irregular verb list
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
go went gone
give gave given
swim swam swum
fly flew flown
find found found
eat ate eaten
cut cut cut
put put put
shut shut shut
know knew known
grow grew grown
do did done
 The simple past tense positive form
 Singular
1. He cleaned the kitchen.
2. She closed the door.
3. It rained last night.
4. The class stopped at 6.00.
5. She went to class
 Plural
1. They saw me.
2. You understood the lesson.
3. They studied well.
4. We went to temple.
5. You went to school.
 Past adverbs of time
 Last night
 Last morning
 Last afternoon
 Last evening
 Last Monday
 Last week
 last month
 Last year
 last time
 Yesterday
 Day before yesterday
 Two days before yesterday
 The simple past tense negative form
 Singular
1. He did not clean the kitchen.
He didn’t clean the kitchen.
2. She did not close the door
She didn’t close the door.
3. He did not forget the key.
He didn’t forget the key.
4. Vihanga did not read the book.
Vihanga didn’t read the book.
5. She did not go to class.
She didn’t go to class.
 Plural
1. They did not study well.
They didn’t study well.
2. They did not see me.
They didn’t see me.
3. You did not understand the lesson.
You didn’t understand the lesson.
4. They did not come home.
They didn’t come here.
5. They did not help us.
They didn’t help us.
 The simple past tense positive question
form
 Singular
1. Did he clean the kitchen
2. Did she close the door
3. Did she go to class
4. Did he forget the key
5. Did Vihanga read the book
 Plural
1. Did they study well
2. Did they see me
3. Did you see an accident
4. Did you go home in the evening
5. Did you understand the lesson
 The simple past tense negative question
form
 Singular
1. Did he not go to school
2. Did he not attend the class
3. Did he not call you
4. Did she not eat meat
5. Did it not rain in Colombo
 Plural
1. Did you not eat fish
2. Did they not play cricket
3. Did we not play badminton
4. Did they not go to temple
5. Did you not understand the lesson