Making negative sentences in the past tense.

In this lesson, we will learn

• Making negative sentences in the past tense.

We make negative sentences in the past tense to talk about
something which did not happen in the past.

For example:I didn’t go to college yesterday.
Mohan did not finish his homework last night.

While forming negative sentences in the past tense, we use

Statement in the Past Tense Negative Statement in the Past Tense I wrote a letter yesterday. I didn’t write a letter yesterday. You wrote a letter yesterday. You didn’t write a letter yesterday. He wrote a letter yesterday. He didn’t write a letter yesterday. Pooja wrote a letter yesterday. Pooja didn’t write a letter yesterday. We wrote a letter yesterday. We didn’t write a letter yesterday. They wrote a letter yesterday. They didn’t write a letter yesterday.1. ‘Didn’t’ or ‘Did not’ for all subjects.
2. The base form of the word and not the past form of the verb.

Question and Answers

• I __________________ football yesterday.
•  didn't played
•  didn't play
•  don't play

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• Pooja ______________ dinner last night.
•  didn't eaten
•  didn't eat
•  didn’t ate

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• Mohan _____________ our house last month.
•  didn't visited
•  did not visit
•  did not visited

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• They _____________ the room yesterday.
•  did not cleaned
•  didn't cleaned
•  did not clean

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• I ____________ to him yesterday.
•  did not talked
•  didn't talk
•  don't play

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• He went to the railway station. The negative form of this would be:
•  He didn’t went to the railway station.
•  He didn’t go to the railway station.
•  He don’t go to the railway station.

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• We finished the work on 22nd March. The negative form of this would be:
•  We did not finish the work on 22nd March.
•  We didn’t finished the work on 22nd March.
•  We did not finished the work on 22nd March.

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• Mr. Sharma taught Mathematics. The negative form of this would be:
•  Mr. Sharma didn’t taught Mathematics.
•  Mr. Sharma didn’t teached Mathematics.
•  Mr. Sharma didn’t teach Mathematics.

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

Question and Answers

• You bought the vegetables yesterday. The negative form of this would be:
•  You didn’t bought the vegetables yesterday.
•  You didn’t buy the vegetables yesterday.
•  You didn’t buyed the vegetables yesterday.

We use ‘Didn’t’ / ‘Did not’ and the verb in the base form for negative sentences in the past tense.

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