Simple Past Tense
a.
It expresses an action completed in past at
a definite time. There is often an adverbial of time in the sentence.
Examples
I met him yesterday.
“Yesterday” is an
adverbial of time.
b.
It indicates an action that clearly took
place at a definite time, though the time is not mentioned.
Examples
How did you get your present job?
I bought this car in Islamabad.
c.
It shows an action whose time is not given
but which occupied a period of time now ended.
Examples
He
worked in that bank for four years.
He
does not work there now.
d.
It indicates a very recent past.
More
Examples
Positive
Sentence
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He bought a pen.
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Zahid told a lie.
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The fog stole a piece of meat.
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They bought new pens.
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My brother brought a dozen bananas.
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We saw the zoo.
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The guard blew a whistle.
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He got a first prize.
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He came from his office two hours ago.
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She went to school an hour ago.
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She asked why they had wanted to leave early.
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She asked me if I was looking for my patient.
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She gave all the money to the poor and the needy.
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They reached Lahore some days ago.
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They came when you have left.
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I met her in the plane.
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Allama Iqbal composed many beautiful poems for us.
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Quaid-e-Azam undertook a country-wide tour.
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The water was drunk daily.
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The fire burnt at night.
Negative Sentence
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They
did not listen to me.
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You
did not solve the sum.
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He
did not send me a gift.
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The
weaver did not weave the cloth.
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The
crow did not drink water.
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The
gardener did not pluck flowers.
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The
peon did not ring the bell.
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He
did not kill the snake.
Interrogative Sentence
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Did
they see lion?
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Did
you aim at the dove?
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Did
the horse run fast?
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Did
he bring apples?
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Did
they catch the thief?
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Did
Zahid stand first in the examination?
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Did
it rain yesterday?
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Did
you learn the poem by heart?
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Did
she comb her hair?
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Did
the match end in a draw?