Tenses

Past indefinite
Positive:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	Sub. + Verb (II form) + Obj.
Example:	He went to school. She went to school. It looked beautiful. I went to school. We went to school. They went to school. You went to school.

                                   

Negative:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	Sub. + did not + Verb (I form)  + Obj.
Example:	He did not write a letter. She did not write a letter. It did not look beautiful. I did not write a letter. We did not write a letter. They did not write a letter. You did not write a letter.

 

Single Interrogative:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	Did + Sub. + Verb (I form)  + Obj.
Example:	Did he write a letter? Did she write a letter? Did it look beautiful? Did I write a letter? Did we write a letter? Did they write a letter? Did you write a letter?

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Single Interrogative + Negative:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	Did + Sub. + not + Verb (I form)  + Obj.
Example:	Did he not write a letter? Did she not write a letter? Did it not look beautiful? Did I not write a letter? Did we not write a letter? Did they not write a letter? Did you not write a letter?

 

Double Interrogative:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	W’s + Did + Sub. + Verb (I form)  + Obj.
Example:	Why did he write a letter? Why did she write a letter? Why did it look beautiful? Why did I write a letter? Why did we write a letter? Why did they write a letter? Why did you write a letter?

 

Double Interrogative + Negative:
Subject:	He, She, It, I, We, They, You
Formula:	W’s + Did + Sub. + not + Verb (I form)  + Obj.
Example:	Why did he not write a letter? Why did she not write a letter? Why did it not look beautiful? Why did I not write a letter? Why did we not write a letter? Why did they not write a letter? Why did you not write a letter?

 

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