Past Simple Tense wo tense hai jo batata hai ki koi kaam Past (beete hue samay) mein poora ho chuka tha. Is post mein hum Past Simple Tense ke rules, structure, examples, aur ek practice exercise Hindi mein aasan bhasha mein samjhenge.
Past Simple Tense kab use hota hai
1. Past mein poora hua koi kaam batane ke liye
Example: I played cricket yesterday. (Maine kal cricket khela.)
2. Past ki koi habit (jo ab nahi hoti) batane ke liye
Example: I played cricket every day when I was a child. (Bachpan mein main roz cricket khelta tha.)
3. Past mein ek ke baad ek hue kaamon ki sequence batane ke liye
Example: I woke up, brushed my teeth, and had breakfast. (Main uthaa, brush kiya, aur nashta kiya.)
Structure (Sentence banane ka tarika)
Affirmative (Positive) Sentence
Subject + Verb (V2/Past Form) + Object
Regular verbs mein "-ed" lagta hai (played, watched), Irregular verbs ka alag Past form hota hai (go → went, eat → ate).
Negative Sentence
Subject + did + not + Verb (Base Form) + Object
Interrogative (Question) Sentence
Did + Subject + Verb (Base Form) + Object?
Past Simple Tense examples
| Type | Example | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | I played cricket yesterday. | Maine kal cricket khela. |
| Affirmative | She went to school. | Woh school gayi. |
| Affirmative | They watched a movie. | Woh logon ne movie dekhi. |
| Negative | I did not (didn't) play cricket. | Maine cricket nahi khela. |
| Negative | She did not go to school. | Woh school nahi gayi. |
| Question | Did I play cricket? | Kya maine cricket khela? |
| Question | Did she go to school? | Kya woh school gayi? |
Common Mistakes
Galat: I didn't went to school.
Sahi: I didn't go to school. ("did" already Past dikhata hai, isliye Verb Base Form mein hi rahega, "went" nahi)
Galat: She goed to market.
Sahi: She went to market. ("go" ek Irregular Verb hai, uska Past form "went" hai, "goed" nahi)
Signal Words
Yesterday, Last week, Last year, Ago, In [past year], Then
Question Answer
Q1. Past Simple Tense kise kahte hain?
Ans. Past Simple Tense wo tense hai jo batata hai ki koi kaam Past mein poora ho chuka tha — jaise "I played cricket yesterday."
Q2. Past Simple Tense ka structure kya hai?
Ans. Affirmative: Subject + Verb (V2). Negative: Subject + did + not + Verb (Base Form). Question: Did + Subject + Verb (Base Form)?
Q3. Regular aur Irregular Verbs mein kya farak hai?
Ans. Regular Verbs ke Past form mein "-ed" lagta hai (play → played), jabki Irregular Verbs ka Past form alag hota hai jo yaad karna padta hai (go → went, eat → ate).
Q4. "Did" use karne ke baad Verb kis form mein aata hai?
Ans. "Did" use hone ke baad Verb hamesha Base Form (V1) mein aata hai, Past form (V2) mein nahi — jaise "Did you go?" (NOT "Did you went?").
Word Meaning
| Word | Meaning (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Regular Verb | Niyamit Kriya |
| Irregular Verb | Aniyamit Kriya |
| Sequence | Kram |
| Ago | Pehle |
Hindi Translation (Examples ka)
1. I played cricket yesterday. -> Maine kal cricket khela.
2. I played cricket every day when I was a child. -> Bachpan mein main roz cricket khelta tha.
3. I woke up, brushed my teeth, and had breakfast. -> Main uthaa, brush kiya, aur nashta kiya.
4. She went to school. -> Woh school gayi.
5. Did you finish your homework? -> Kya tumne apna homework poora kiya?
Past Simple Tense exercise with answers
Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb:
1. I _______ (watch) a movie last night.
2. She _______ (not/go) to the market yesterday.
3. _______ they _______ (play) football last week?
4. He _______ (eat) breakfast at 8 AM.
5. We _______ (visit) Delhi last year.
Answers: 1) watched, 2) did not go, 3) Did, play, 4) ate, 5) visited
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