Hello everybody, today we are going to learn the past indefinite tense which is one of the most daily used tenses. As it is human nature that we either prefer talking about our past memories or making plans and discussing them in the future tense.

1.What is the past indefinite tense?

1. Past tense
2. None of the above
3. Future tense
4. Present tense

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The past indefinite tense has a unique recognition and extreme significance in the English language just like the present indefinite tense from academic as well as competitive exam points of view. Let’s learn it with examples, formation, and uses in detail.

Past Indefinite Tense

Formation It is very important to know how to form correct sentences with grammatical formations then you can use it in your daily life to make sentences.

Affirmative: All the subjects + V2 + according to sentence.

We always use the second form of the verb (V2) with all the subjects in the past indefinite tense affirmative sentence whether it is a singular subject or a plural subject.

Everybody played games during school days.

Here is a table given below with the different forms of the verbs. You will be surprised to know the names of verbs in the English grammar. The second form of the verbs is known as the past form in the grammar hence always used in the past tense.

Present V1	Past V2	Past Participle V3
Go	Went	Gone
Study	Studied	Studied
Explicate	Explicated	Explicated
Buy	Brought	Brought
Proliferate	Proliferated	Proliferated

You must have a doubt about why we always use the V2 in the past indefinite tense, here is the answer to match your expectations and is enough satisfactory to eradicate your queries. The past form of a verb that we usually call V2 but when its name is past hence it is used in the past tense only.

Negative: All the subjects + Did not + V1 + according to the sentence.

In the negative sentences, we use a past indefinite tense helping verb which is ‘DID’, and add not after it. After the combination of Did + Not we always use the first form of the verbs because Did itself is the second form of the verb hence after it we always use V1 only.

I did not like waking up early in the morning.

Interrogative: W.H.F word+ Did + Subject + according to the sentence?

When it comes to asking questions about past events, you need to form questions but the interrogative sentences are quite different from others hence they differ from other’s formations too.

· Simple interrogative sentences

[ Did + Subject + V1 + According to sentences +? ]

This type of question is generally asked to know the answer in either No or Yes when there is no need for explanations.

Question: Did you watch the End Game movie?

Answer: Yes or No.

· Advanced Interrogative sentences

[W.H.F. word + did + Subject + V1 + according to sentence+?]

Why did the people want to deceive their dear ones just for money?

Identities of past indefinite tense

Past habitual actions

When you talk about your past habits you use past indefinite tense to represent it.

Examples

1. I went to school.

2. We played football in morning in the childhood.

3. My father dropped me at the school entrance.

4. She did not cheat in the exams ever.

5. Rahul often missed class.

Past actions

In this use, you can describe the past historical actions that took place long ago but were inscribed in. Golden words. I have shared a few examples from there.

India celebrated Independence Day for the very first time on 15th August 1947.

2) The people of India elected Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India in 2014 with a huge majority in the election.

3) The SLV -3 launch headed by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam took place in 1983 successfully.

Past Tense: indicate an action that was completed in the past long before.

You may use some adverbs in the sentences only for the past tense.

These include any past dates 2017/1999/2014,

Days yesterday and the day before yesterday,

Adverbs ago, before, last time/ year/ week/month/night, the other day, the other morning

1. All the students performed very well in the last test.

2. Mr. Batra with his family members visited Singapore in 2017.

3. Mrs. Oberoi hung out with his husband in the Japanese park yesterday.

4. I met my old students long ago.

5. My classmates and I enjoyed our lives during our college days.

To indicate a past completed action:

1. I completed my content writing course at the University of Leeds last month.

2. My brother returned from the USA yesterday.

3. They applied for an education loan for their son 2 days before.

Without the adverb of time

We sometimes use facts that don’t need adverbs of time they themselves imply the time.

1. Lord Rama killed the Ravana in the Ramleela.

2. Mrs. Indira Gandha was brutally assassinated.

3. The Mahabharata battle killed a great number of people.

Unreal Past

1. She denied it as if she knew her father’s decision.

2. They spoke about the universe as if they had been there.

3. He showed his possession as if I were his son.

2.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense? ?

1. I was studying at 2 pm.
2. He had gone to the store.
3. They danced all night.
4. She had playing tennis for two hours.

3.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “sing”?

1. singing
2. sang
3. will sing
4. had sung

4.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense??

1. He played football yesterday.
2. I will meet you tomorrow.
3. They are watching a movie.
4. She has eaten breakfast.

5.Which sentence is not in the past indefinite tense??

1. They are singing a song.
2. We played tennis yesterday.
3. He sang a song.
4. She danced all night.

6.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “run”?

1. run
2. running
3. ran
4. will run

7.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense?

1. I am going to the store
2. They will go to the party.
3. She danced at the concert.
4. He has read the book.

8.Which sentence is not in the past indefinite tense?

1. They are sleeping right now.
2. She slept for eight hours.
3. He wrote a letter yesterday.
4. We wrote many letters.

9.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “go”?

1. go
2. going
3. went
4. will go

10.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense?

1. I am reading a book.
2. They are studying for the test.
3. He played basketball yesterday.
4. She has a car.

11.Which sentence is not in the past indefinite tense?

1. They are cooking dinner right now.
2. She cooked dinner last night.
3. He ate a sandwich for lunch.
4. We have eaten at that restaurant before.

12.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “swim”?

1. swim
2. swimming
3. swam
4. will swim

13.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense?

1. He played soccer last weekend.
2.I have a new job
3. They will have a party tomorrow.
4. She is going to the store.

14.Which sentence is not in the past indefinite tense? ?

1. They are making notes right now.
2. She watched a movie last night.
3. He walked to the store yesterday.
4. We walked this path before a while.

15.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “write”? ?

1. write
2. wrote
3. writing
4. will write

16.Which sentence is in the past indefinite tense?

1. I am going to the gym.
2. He read a book yesterday.
3. They are playing cards.
4. She has a dog.

17.Which sentence is not in the past indefinite tense?

1. They are going to the beach tomorrow.
2. She went to the beach yesterday.
3. He swam in the ocean last week.
4. We swum in that lake last week.

18.Which of the following is the correct past indefinite form of the verb “drink”?

1. will drink
2. drinking
3. drink
4. drank

19. She did not ______ to me yesterday

1. Talking
2. Talks
3. Talk
4. None of these

20. People ______ strong belief in God long ago.

1. had
2. have
3. having
4. none of these

21. She cared for me as if I ________ his son.

1. Was
2. Is
3. Were
4 None of these

22. We _______ Cricket in summer vacation earlier.

1. Plays 2. Played
3. Playing 4. None of these

23. He ________ send me the answer yesterday.

1. Does not
2. Do not
3. Did not
4. None of these

24. She did not ________ to school timely.

1. Go
2. Goes
3. Went
4. None of these

25. People __________ a lot of time to spend with family and friends.

1. Has
2. Having
3. Had
4. None of these

26. My best friend _ always with me when I __ problems in childhood.

1. Had, was
2. Were have
3. Was, had
4. None of these

27. He was teaching his friend as if he ______ his brother.

1. was
2. had
3. Were
4. None of these

28. I _________ learning English 6 years ago.

1. Start
2. Started
3. Starting
4. None of these

29. I ______ this company as a process analyst on 21st May in 2022.

1. Joining
2. Joins
3. Joined
4. None of these

30. He _ very happy when he _ me there.

1. Was, see
2. Saw, was
3. Was, saw
4. None of these

31. She ______ in the ocean last week.

1. Swim
2. Swam
3. Swimming
4. Swum

32. He ______ a letter to his father a few days before.

1. Write
2. Wrote
3. Writing
4. None of these

33. If I _______ a job, I would surely help him.

1. have
2. Has
3. had
4. None of these

34. They did not ______ attention in the class.

1. pays
2. Paid
3. Pay
4. None of these

35. The lord Rama _______ Ravana.

1. Killed
2. Kills
3. Killing
4. None of these

36. She _____ a lot in her brother’s marriage.

1. Dances
2. Danced
3. Dancing
4. None of these

37. He _ study properly in exams therefore, he __.

1. Does not, failed
2. Did not, failed
3. Is not, failing
4. None of these

38. Sibby cares for her as if she ________ his wife.

1. Is
2. Were
3. was
4. None of these

39. She _____ a gift for me on last New Year.

1. Buys
2. Buying
3. Bought
4. None of these

40. I _________ school in 2016.

1. Leave
2. Leaving
3. Left
4. None of these

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