Past Simple

(Geçmiş Zaman), İngilizcede geçmişte belirli bir zamanda gerçekleşmiş veya

tamamlanmış eylemleri anlatmak için kullanılan bir zaman dilimidir. Türkçedeki
"di'li geçmiş zaman" ile benzerlik gösterir.

Past Simple'ın Kullanımı

1. Geçmişte tamamlanmış eylemler: Geçmişte belirli bir zamanda olup

biten eylemleri anlatırken kullanılır.

o Örneğin:

 "I went to the park yesterday." (Dün parka gittim.)

 "She called me last night." (Dün gece beni aradı.)

2. Alışkanlıklar ve düzenli eylemler: Geçmişte düzenli olarak yapılan

eylemler için kullanılır.

o Örneğin:

 "When I was a child, I played outside every day." (Çocukken

her gün dışarıda oynardım.)

3. Ardışık olaylar: Geçmişte sırayla gerçekleşen olayları anlatırken kullanılır.

o Örneğin:

"He got up, brushed his teeth, and left the house." (Kalktı,
dişlerini fırçaladı ve evden çıktı.)

Past Simple Yapısı

Olumlu cümle:

 Fiilin 2. hali kullanılır (düzenli fiiller "-ed" eki alır, düzensiz fiiller ise
ezberlenmelidir).

o Örnekler:

 "I visited my grandmother." (Büyükannemi ziyaret ettim.)

 "She bought a new car." (Yeni bir araba aldı.)

Buy bought

Olumsuz cümle:
  "did not" veya "didn't" + fiilin 1. hali kullanılır.

o Örnekler:

 "I did not visit my grandmother." (Büyükannemi ziyaret

etmedim.)

 "She didn't buy a new car." (Yeni bir araba almadı.)

Soru cümlesi:

 "Did" + özne + fiilin 1. hali ile yapılır.

o Örnekler:

 "Did you visit your grandmother?" (Büyükannenizi ziyaret

ettiniz mi?)

 "Did she buy a new car?" (Yeni bir araba aldı mı?)

Düzenli ve Düzensiz Fiiller

 Düzenli Fiiller: Sonlarına "-ed" eklenir.

o Örnekler:

 "work" → "worked"

 "play" → "played"

1. -ed: Tüm Düzenli Fiiller için

 play → played

 watch → watched

 clean → cleaned

 cook → cooked

2. -d: Sadece -e ile Biten Fiiller için

 love → loved

 like → liked

 live → lived

 date → dated

3. -ied: Sonunda -y Olan ve Öncesinde Sessiz Harf Bulunan Fiiller için

  cry → cried

 study → studied

 apply → applied

 hurry → hurried

-ed: Tüm düzenli fiiller için.

-d: Sadece -e ile biten fiiller için.

-ied: Sonunda -y olan ve öncesinde sessiz harf bulunan fiiller için.

 Düzensiz Fiiller: Özel bir kurala bağlı olmadan ezberlenmelidir.

o Örnekler:

Be (am is are) → was/were

 I was at home.

 They were at home.

go → went

 They went to the beach.

have → had

 She had a great time.

do → did

 He did his homework.

Past Simple ile Zaman İfadeleri

Past Simple kullanırken genellikle geçmiş zaman zarfı kullanılır. Bunlar şunlardır:

yesterday (dün)

I met her yesterday. (Onunla dün buluştum.)

last week/month/year (geçen hafta/ay/yıl)

They went on vacation last year. (Geçen yıl tatile gittiler.)

two days ago (iki gün önce)

I saw him two days ago. (Onu iki gün önce gördüm.)

in 1990 (1990'da)

She graduated in 1990. (1990'da mezun oldu.)

last night (dün gece)

We watched a movie last night. (Dün gece bir film izledik.)

the other day (geçen gün)

I bumped into an old friend the other day. (Geçen gün eski bir arkadaşım ile
karşılaştım.)

a week ago (bir hafta önce)

I started a new job a week ago. (Bir hafta önce yeni bir işe başladım.)

when I was a child (çocukken)

I played outside a lot when I was a child. (Çocukken çok dışarıda oynardım.)

in the 20th century (20. yüzyılda)

Many great inventions were made in the 20th century. (20. yüzyılda birçok büyük
icat yapıldı.)

before (önce)

I had never seen a mountain before my trip to Switzerland. (İsviçre gezimden

önce hiç dağ görmemiştim.)

1. Did you see the new movie last weekend?

 2. I visited my friend in the hospital.

3. They played soccer in the park last Saturday.

4. He didn't call me yesterday.

5. We travelled to Italy last summer.

6. Did he work late last night?

7. She baked a delicious cake for the party.

8. I didn't go to the party last night.

9. They didn't finish their project on time.

[Link] she play in the concert yesterday?

[Link] brother fixed the car last week.

[Link] didn't see the game on TV.

[Link] they learn anything new in class?

[Link] studied for the exam last night.

15.I didn't read that book last year.

[Link] attended a concert last month.

[Link] you enjoy the party?

[Link] finished his homework before dinner.

[Link] didn't travel during the winter break.

[Link] you take pictures during your vacation?

I was had did

 You were had did

He/She/It was had did

We were had did

You were had did

They were had did

1. Right now, I ___ for the bus because I am already late for school.
A) wait
B) am waiting
C) waited
D) was

2. Yesterday evening, she ___ a very interesting movie with her family at home.
A) sees
B) saw
C) is seeing
D) seen

3. At the moment, they ___ dinner together and talking about their day.
A) eat
B) ate
C) are eating
D) eaten

4. Last summer, we ___ to a small village and stayed there for two weeks.
A) go
B) went
C) are going
D) going

5. Listen! Someone ___ the door very loudly.

A) knocks
B) knocked
C) is knocking
D) knock

6. He usually ___ his homework before dinner, but today he is too tired.
A) do
B) did
C) does
D) doing

7. I ___ my keys yesterday, so I had to wait outside for a long time.

A) lose
B) lost
C) am losing
D) losing

8. Look! The children ___ in the park and having a lot of fun.
A) play
B) played
C) are playing
D) plays

9. Last night, we ___ very late because we had a lot of work to finish.
A) sleep
B) slept
C) are sleeping
D) sleeping

10. She ___ a new phone last week after saving money for months.
A) buys
B) bought
C) buying
D) is buying

11. Right now, my brother ___ a shower, so you can call him later.
A) takes
B) took
C) is taking
D) taken

12. Yesterday, I ___ a message to my teacher to ask about the homework.

A) send
B) sent
C) sending
D) sends

13. We usually ___ breakfast at 8 a.m., but today we woke up late.

A) have
B) had
C) having
D) are having

14. At the moment, she ___ a book that her friend recommended.
A) reads
B) read
C) is reading
D) reading

15. Two days ago, I ___ my old friend in the street and we talked for hours.
A) meet
B) met
C) am meeting
D) meeting

16. Be quiet! The baby ___, so we shouldn’t make any noise.

A) sleeps
B) slept
C) is sleeping
D) sleeping

17. Last weekend, they ___ a new house near the sea.
A) build
B) built
C) building
D) are building

18. I usually ___ tea in the morning, but today I want coffee.
A) drink
B) drank
C) drinking
D) am drinking

19. Right now, we ___ for the teacher because the lesson hasn’t started yet.
A) wait
B) waited
C) are waiting
D) waiting

20. Yesterday, she ___ her bag on the bus and didn’t notice it.
A) leaves
B) left
C) leaving
D) is leaving
21. Look! The dog ___ after the cat in the garden.
A) runs
B) ran
C) is running
D) running

22. Last night, I ___ a very strange dream about flying over the city.
A) have
B) had
C) having
D) has

23. He usually ___ to work by bus, but today he is driving his car.
A) goes
B) went
C) going
D) is going

24. At the moment, she ___ her homework, so she can’t come outside.
A) does
B) did
C) is doing
D) doing

25. Yesterday afternoon, we ___ a long walk in the park because the weather was nice.
A) take
B) took
C) taking
D) are taking

26. Listen! Someone ___ your name from outside.

A) calls
B) called
C) is calling
D) call

27. I ___ very tired after the long journey yesterday.

A) feel
B) felt
C) feeling
D) am feeling

28. Right now, they ___ a new project at school and working in groups.
A) start
B) started
C) are starting
D) starting
29. Last year, he ___ a lot of money and bought a new car.
A) earns
B) earned
C) earning
D) is earning

30. At the moment, I ___ to some music while doing my homework.

A) listen
B) listened
C) am listening
D) listening

31. Yesterday, she ___ her friend a long email about her holiday.
A) write
B) wrote
C) writing
D) is writing

32. Look! The teacher ___ something on the board right now.
A) writes
B) wrote
C) is writing
D) writing

33. We usually ___ our grandparents every Sunday.

A) visit
B) visited
C) visiting
D) are visiting

34. Last night, they ___ very late because they were watching a film.
A) sleep
B) slept
C) sleeping
D) are sleeping

35. Right now, he ___ a message to his friend on his phone.

A) sends
B) sent
C) is sending
D) sending

36. Yesterday, I ___ my keys on the table, so I didn’t lose them.

A) leave
B) left
C) leaving
D) am leaving
37. At the moment, we ___ for the bus in the cold weather.
A) stand
B) stood
C) are standing
D) standing

38. Last week, she ___ a lot of photos during her trip.
A) takes
B) took
C) taking
D) is taking

39. Right now, the children ___ in the garden and playing games.
A) play
B) played
C) are playing
D) playing

40. Yesterday evening, we ___ a great time at the party with our friends.
A) have
B) had
C) having
D) are having