PAST INDEFINITE TENSE
Identification: End of Sentences must be Ya, Ye, I, Ee.
RULE FOR SIMPLE SENTENCE
[Sub + V2 + Object]
- We did this work.
- Girls plucked the flower.
- Shiva went to school.
- My mother cooked food.
- Ravi went to GMA.
RULE FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCE
[Sub + did + not + V1 + Object.]
- We did not do this work.
- Girls did not pluck the flower.
- Shiva did not go to school.
- My mother did not cook food.
- Ravi did not go to GMA.
RULE FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
[Did + Sub + V1 + Object?]
- Did we do this work?
- Did Girls pluck the flower?
- Did Shiva go to school?
- Did my mother cook food?
- Did Ravi go to GMA?
RULE FOR INTERROGATIVE + NEGATIVE SENTENCE
[Did + Sub + not + V1 + Object?]
- Did we not do this work?
- Did girls not pluck the flower?
- Did Shiva not go to school?
- Did my mother not cook food?
- Did Ravi not go to GMA?
RULE FOR WH-QUESTION SENTENCE
[Wh-Words + did + Sub + V1 + Object?]
- Why did we do this work?
- What did girls pluck the flower?
- When did Shiva go to school?
- Why did my mother cook food?
- When did Ravi go to GMA?
RULE FOR INFINITIVE SENTENCE = TO + V1
[Sub +went + to + V1 + Object.]
- We went to do this work.
- Girls went to pluck the flower.
- My mother went to cook the food.
- They went to morning walk.
- He went to take bath.
RULES FOR QUESTION TAG SENTENCE
[Sub + V2 + Object, did + not + sub?]
- We did this work, did not we?
- Girls plucked the flower, did not girls?
- My mother cooked the food, did not my mother?
- She washed clothes, did not she?
- He played hockey, did not he?