Past Indefinite Tense or Simple Past Tense

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Past Indefinite Tense or Simple past tense is used to indicate about an action that happened or existed in the past.

Ways to form the Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense

Affirmative Sentence

The formula for Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense Affirmative Sentence is as such:

Subject + Verb (2nd form) + Object (optional)

Example:

I applied for a job.
He saw a movie on Sunday.

Negative Sentence

The formula for Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense Negative Sentence is as such:

Subject + did not + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

We did not play on Monday.
She did not study hard for exams.

Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Did + Subject + Verb (root form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Did she meet you?
Did they bring the documents?

Negative Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense Negative Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Did + Subject +Not +Verb (root form) +Object (optional)

Example:

Did I not play on Sunday?
Did he not go to work every day?

Uses of Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense

The Past Indefinite Tense / Simple Past Tense are mainly used as:

1. To talk about an action that happened in the past

For example

She slept late on Sunday.
We went to park at 5 pm.

2. To talk about past habits

For example:

I always went to city by bike.
She always swam in the swimming pool.

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