Past Simple
(Geçmiş Zaman)
Past Simple with Regular verbs (Düzenli Fiillerle Geçmiş Zaman Cümle Oluşturma)
We use the past simple to talk about:
- actions that finished in the past (Başlangıç, oluş ve bitiş olarak tamamen geçmişte kalan eylem veya durumlar hakkında konuşmak için kullanılır.
- things that happened yesterday, last week, last year, two hours ago, etc.
Örnek:
I watched TV yesterday.
Past Simple – Geçmiş Zaman’da düzenli fiillerle cümle kurmak için fiilin sonuna -d, -ed veya -ied eklerinden biri eklenir.
Düzenli fiillerin şekil olarak Past Simple formlarının oluşturulması:
Fiillerin çoğu -ed eki alır:
- work → worked
- play → played
- start → started
- work → worked
- point → pointed
- paint → painted
- mark → marked
- finish → finished
- walk → walked
Sonu -e harfi ile biten fiillerde sadece -d harfi eklenir:
- live → lived
- like → liked
- move → moved
- love → loved
- arrive → arrived
- close → closed
- smile → smiled
- hope → hoped
- decide → decided
Sonu, “sessiz harf + y” şeklinde biten fiillerde, “y” harfi silinir ve önce “-i” sonra “-ed” eki eklenir:
- study → studied
- carry → carried
- cry → cried
- try → carried
Sonu, “sesli harf + y” şeklinde biten fiillerde, “y” harfi silinmez ve sadece “-ed” eki eklenir:
- play → played
- stay → stayed
- enjoy → enjoyed
- pray → prayed
- obey → obeyed
- destroy → destroyed
- employ → employed
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Regular verbs (Düzenli fiiller) ile cümle kuruluşu:
Positive Sentences (olumlu cümleler)
Subject/Özne + verb(-d, -ed veya -ied)
- I played table tennis yesterday. (Dün masa tenisi oynadım.)
- She visited her grandparents last month. (Geçen ay büyükannesi ve büyükbabasını ziyaret etti.)
- They studied Turkish Literature at the university. (Üniversitede Türk Edebiyatı öğrenimi gördüler.
Negative Sentences (olumsuz cümleler)
Subject/Özne did not (didn’t) + verb/fiilin yalın şekli
- I didn’t play baseball yesterday evening. (Dün akşam bezybol oynamadım.)
- He didn’t watch cartoon on TV last week. (Geçen hafta çizgi film izlemedi.)
Questions (soru cümlesi)
Did + subject/özne + verb/fiilin yalın şekli?
- Did you play table tennis last weekend? (Geçtiğimiz haftasonu masa tenisi oynadın mı?)
- Did she visit her relatives last summer? (Geçtiğimiz yaz akrabalarını ziyaret etti mi?)
Short answers/kısa cevaplar:
- Yes, subjet pronoun/öznel zamir did.
- No, subjet pronoun/öznel zamir didn’t.
Time Expressions/zaman ifadeleri (En sık kullanılanlar)
- yesterday / dün
- last / geçen, geçtiğimiz last night / last week / last year
- ago / önce two days ago / ten years ago
Örnek:
We cleaned the house last weekend. (Geçtiğimiz haftasonu evi temizledik.)
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks
Put the verbs in past simple.
- Yesterday, I ______ (play) football.
- She ______ (clean) her room last night.
- We ______ (visit) our grandparents last weekend.
- They ______ (study) Arabic after school.
- He ______ (watch) a movie yesterday.
Exercise 2: Make the sentences negative
- I played basketball.
→ I __________________ basketball.
- She cleaned the kitchen.
→ She __________________ the kitchen.
- They visited their teacher.
→ They __________________ their teacher.
Exercise 3: Make questions
- You watched TV last night.
→ __________________ you watch TV last night?
- He studied Turkish.
→ __________________ he study Turkish?
- They played football.
→ __________________ they play football?
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer
- We ____ our homework yesterday.
a) do
b) did
c) didn’t do
- She ____ her friend last week.
a) visit
b) visited
c) visits
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks
- Yesterday, I played football.
- She cleaned her room last night.
- We visited our grandparents last weekend.
- They studied English after school.
- He watched a movie yesterday.
Exercise 2: Make the sentences negative
- I didn’t play basketball.
- She didn’t clean the kitchen.
- They didn’t visit their teacher.
Exercise 3: Make questions
- Did you watch TV last night?
- Did he study English?
- Did they play football?
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer
- We didn’t do our homework yesterday.
- She visited her friend last week.
Mehmet’s new car
Yesterday, a man named Mehmet bought a new car. He wanted a car for a long time, so he saved money every month. In the morning, he went to a car shop near his home. He looked at many cars and talked to the salesperson. The salesperson showed him different models and explained the prices.
After some time, Mehmet chose an black SUV car. Its brand was TOGG. He liked its color and size. He signed the papers and paid for the car. When he got the keys, he felt very happy. He drove the car slowly and followed the traffic rules.
In the morning, he bought some baklava for his parents and friends. In the afternoon, Mehmet visited his parents and showed them the new car. They smiled and said kind words to him. In the evening, he parked the car in front of his house and cleaned it. He ended the day tired but happy because he reached his dream.
Comprehension questions about the text:
- When did Mehmet buy the new car?
- Where did Mehmet go in the morning?
- What color was the car he chose?
- Who did Mehmet talk to at the car shop?
- How did Mehmet feel when he got the keys?
- Who did Mehmet visit in the afternoon?
- Where did he park the car in the evening?
- Why was Mehmet happy at the end of the day?
Here are the answers to the comprehension questions:
- He bought the new car yesterday.
- He went to a car shop near his home.
- The car was blue.
- He talked to the salesperson.
- He felt very happy.
- He visited his parents.
- He parked the car in front of his house.
- He was happy because he reached his dream.
True / False Questions
Write True (T) or False (F).
- Mehmet bought the car last week.
- He went to a car shop near his home.
- He chose a red car.
- Mehmet felt happy when he got the keys.
- He visited his parents in the afternoon.
Past Simple Questions Practice
Answer the questions.
- When did Mehmet buy the car?
- Where did he go in the morning?
- What color car did he choose?
- Who did he talk to at the shop?
- Why did he feel happy at the end of the day?
Short Quiz (Choose the correct answer)
- Mehmet ____ a new car yesterday.
a) buy
b) buys
c) bought
- He ____ to the car shop in the morning.
a) goes
b) went
c) going
- Mehmet ____ the papers before he got the keys.
a) signs
b) signed
c) sign
- In the evening, he ____ the car.
a) clean
b) cleans
c) cleaned
- He was happy because he ____ his dream.
a) reach
b) reaches
c) reached
Answers:
True / False Answers
- Mehmet bought the car last week. → False (F)
- He went to a car shop near his home. → True (T)
- He chose a red car. → False (F)
- Mehmet felt happy when he got the keys. → True (T)
- He visited his parents in the afternoon. → True (T)
Past Simple Questions – Sample Answers
- He bought the car yesterday.
- He went to a car shop near his home.
- He chose a black car.
- He talked to the salesperson.
- He felt happy because he reached his dream.
Short Quiz Answers
- c) bought
- b) went
- b) signed
- c) cleaned
- c) reached