Lesson One Past Simple or Past Indefinite In Urdu By Tariq Aziz
Past Simple / Indefinite
Uses of the past simple:
*We use the past simple for an action in the past.
Subject + 2nd form of verb (past simple) + object
Examples:
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Come | Came | Come |
He came.
Wooh aya tha
She came.
Wooh ayi thi
They came.
Wooh aye they
I came.
Main aya tha
You came.
Tum aye they
We came.
Hum aye they
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Go | Went | Gone |
I went To school.
Main school gaya tha
You went to market.
Tum bazaar gaye they
We went to office.
Hum office gaye they
They went to Lahore.
Wooh Lahore gaye they
He went home.
Wooh gher gaya tha
She went to Imtiaz mall.
Wooh imtiaz mall gaye thi
Tariq went there.
Tariq waha gaya tha
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Make | Made | Made |
I made a lot of mistakes.
Main bohat sari galatiya karta tha
You made a lot of mistakes.
Tum ney bohat sari galatiya ki thi
We made a lot of mistakes.
Humney bohat sari galatiya ki thi
They made a lot of mistakes.
Unhey ney bohat sari galatiya ki thi
He made a lot of mistakes.
Usney bohat galatiya ki thi
She made a lot of mistakes.
Usney(larki k liye) bohat sari galatiya ki thi
Tariq made a lot of mistakes.
Tariq ney bohat sari galatiya kit hi
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
I wrote a letter.
Maine khat likha tha
You wrote a letter.
Tumney khat likha tha
We wrote a letter.
Humney khat likha tha
They wrote a letter.
Unhey ney khat likhha tha
He wrote a letter.
Usney kat likha tha
Wooh kat likhta tha
She wrote a letter.
Usney kat likha tha
Wooh kat likhti thi
Tariq wrote a letter.
Tariq kat likhta tha
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Take | Took | Taken |
I took tea
Main chahye peta ho
You took tea
Tumney chahye pii thi
We took tea
Humney chahye pii thi
They took tea
Unho ney chahye pii thi
He took tea
Usney chahye pii thi
She took tea
Unsney chahye pi thi
Tariq took tea
Tariq ney chahye pii thi
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Have | Had | Had |
I had breakfast
Maine nashta kiya tha
You had breakfast
Tumney nashta kiya tha
We had breakfast
Humney nashta kiya tha
They had breakfast
Unhoney nashta kiya tha
Un sub ney nashta kiya tha
He had breakfast
Usney nashta kiya tha
She had breakfast
Usney ney nashta kiya tha
Tariq had breakfast
Tariq ney nashta kiya tha
Sometimes things that hurt you most, teach you the greatest lessons of life.
Video tutorial 01
Past Simple or Past Indefinite In Urdu Part Two by Tariq Aziz
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Meet | Met | Met |
I met him yesterday.
Main kal us sey mila tha
I met Tariq on the way.
Main tariq sey mila rastey mein
check this out Present simple tense
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Study | Studied | Studied |
We studied Grammar.
Humney grammar parhi thi
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Leave | Left | Left |
She left school last year.
Pichly saal usney school chor diya tha
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
We bought the new pen.
Hum ney new pen kareeda tha
I bought a car yesterday.
Maine aik car kal kareedi thi
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Go | Went | Gone |
They went to Karachi
Wooh log Karachi gaye they
Wooh Karachi gaye they
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Reach | Reached | Reached |
I reached the office at 9’o clock morning.
Main subha 9 baje office pohancha tha
She reached the party.
wooh party mein pohanchi thi
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Break | Broke | broken |
He broke with his best friend.
Wooh apney pakey dost k kutti tha/ naraz tha / aleeda tha
You broke my heart
Tum ney mera dil tora
| 1st form | 2nd form | 3rd form |
| Have | Had | Had |
She had a chance to go to England.
usey mooqa mila tha England janey ka
We had a car.
Humharey pass car thi
He had a headache.
Uskey sir mein dard tha
You had any doubt?
Tumhey kio shak tha
Change into past simple
I go to market
You have any question
She has a cough
They have fever
Check answer
I go to market
I went to market
You have any question
You had any question
She has a cough
She had a cough
They have fever
They had a fever
let’s make Urdu to English
main gher gaya tha
mainney email likhi thi
main subha jaldi utha tha
maine yeh kiya tha
main gher gaya tha
I went home.
mainney email likhi thi
I wrote an email
main subha jaldi utha tha
I got up early in the morning
maine yeh kiya tha
I did this
Never judge someone by the opinion of others
The greatest mistake we humans make in our relationships; “We listen half, understand quarter, think zero and react double
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Be Verbs In Past Simple or Past Indefinite
state (be)
subject + Was/were + noun/ajdustment
I was ill
Main bemar tha
.
She was ill.
Wooh bemar thi
You were ill.
Tum bemar they
We were ready.
Hum tayar they
She was late.
Usey der ho gayi thi
Water was cold.
Pani thanda tha
Food was stale. (=baasi)
Khana basi tha
A child was stubborn. ( = Ziddi)
Bacha ziddi tha
Tariq was cheeky. (=Battwaseez)
Tariq batameez tha
Shops were closed.
Dukaney band thi
We were embarrassed.(=Sharminda)
Hum sharminda they
Keys were lost.
Chabiya kho gayi thi
My parents were satisfied
Mere walideen mutmain nehi they
The car was sold.
Gari bick gayi thi
We were stuck. (=atka hona)
Hum atkey hue they
My students were confused.
Mere talib e ilm pershan they
You were annoyed.
Tum naraz they
You were scatty.
Tum bhulakter they
He was stingy. (=Kanjoos)
Wooh kanjos tha
tariq was extravagant. (=Fuzool kharch)
tariq fuzool kharch tha
The patient was unconscious. (=bayhoash)
Mareez bayhoash tha
We were compelled. (=Majboor)
Hum majbore they
You were jealous.
Tum jaltey they
Tea was hot.
Chahye garam thi
I was enthusiastic. (=Josheela)
Main josheela tha
She was mature.
Wooh balig thi
He was nervous.
Wooh pershan tha
We were fed up.
Hum udass they
Your hardest battle is between what you know in your head and what you feel in your HEART.
The hardest battle you will ever fight is between who you are now and who you want to be.
video tutorial 03
Past Simple Affirmative Negative Interrogative negative question
| Affirmative
Subject + 2nd form of verb (past simple) + object I killed a snake |
| Negative
Subject + did not + 1st form of verb or base form + object Subject + didn’t + 1st form of verb or base form + object I did not kill a snake |
| Question/ interrogative
Did + subject + 1st form of verb (or base verb) + object Did I kill a snake? |
| Negative question/ intro-negative
Did + subject + not + 1st form of verb (or base verb) + object Didn’t + subject + 1st form of verb (or base verb) + object Didn’t I kill a snake? Did I not kill a snake? |
He came.
He did not come.
Did he come?
Did he not come?
She came.
She did not come.
Did she come?
Did she not come?
You came.
You did not come.
Did you come?
Did you not come?
They came.
They did not come.
Did they come?
Did they not come?
We came.
We did not come.
Did we come?
Did we not come?
I came.
I did not come.
Did I come?
Did I not come?
I made a lot of mistakes.
I did not make a lot of mistakes.
Did I make a lot of mistakes?
Did I not make a lot of mistakes?
We made a lot of mistakes.
We did not make a lot of mistakes.
Did we make a lot of mistakes?
Did we not make a lot of mistakes?
You made a lot of mistakes.
You did not make a lot of mistakes.
Did you make a lot of mistakes?
Did you not make a lot of mistakes?
He made a lot of mistakes.
He did not make a lot of mistakes.
Did he make a lot of mistakes?
Did he not make a lot of mistakes?
She made a lot of mistakes.
She did not make a lot of mistakes.
Did she make a lot of mistakes?
Did she not make a lot of mistakes?
I bought a car.
I did not buy a car.
Did I buy a car?
Did I not buy a car?
When you give a lot of importance to someone in your life, you lose your importance in their life.
video Lecture 04
Lesson Five Past Simple Existing state Vs Changing state
| Existing state (be) Was Were | Changing state (got) |
| We were fed up.
We weren’t fed up. Were we fed up? Weren’t we fed up? |
We got fed up.
We didn’t get fed up. Did we get fed up? Didn’t we get fed up? |
| He was nervous.
He wasn’t nervous. Was he nervous? Wasn’t he nervous?
|
He got nervous.
He didn’t get nervous. Did he get nervous? Didn’t he get nervous?
|
| You were ill.
You weren’t ill. Were you ill? Weren’t you ill?
|
You got ill
You did not get ill Did you get ill? Did you not get ill? |
| The child was stubborn.(= Ziddi)
The child wasn’t stubborn. Was the child stubborn? Wasn’t the child stubborn?
|
The child got stubborn
The child did not get stubborn Did the child get stubborn? Didn’t the child get stubborn? |
| Sarah was cheeky.(=Battameez)
Sarah wasn’t cheeky. Was Sarah cheeky? Wasn’t Sarah cheeky?
|
Sarah got cheeky
Sarah did not get cheeky Did Sarah get cheeky? Didn’t Sarah get cheeky? |
| She was suspicious. (= Shakkee)
She wasn’t suspicious. Was she suspicious? Wasn’t she suspicious?
|
She got suspicious
She did not get suspicious Did she get suspicious? Didn’t she get suspicious? |
| We were ready.
We weren’t ready. Were we ready? Weren’t we ready? |
We got ready
We did not get ready Did we get ready? Didn’t we get ready? |
| She was late.
She wasn’t late. Was she late? Wasn’t she late? |
We got late
We did not get late Did we get late? Didn’t we get late? |
| The cake was fresh.
The cake wasn’t fresh. Was the cake fresh? Wasn’t the cake fresh?
|
The cake got fresh
The cake did not get fresh Did the cake get fresh? Didn’t the cake get fresh? |
| Water was cold.
Water wasn’t cold. Was water cold Wasn’t water cold? |
Water got cold
Water did not get cold Did water get cold ? Didn’t water get cold? |
| Food was stale. (=baasi)
Food wasn’t stale. Was food stale? Wasn’t food stale? |
Food got stale
Food did not get stale Did food get stale? Didn’t food get stale? |
When you fly high, people will throw stones at you. Don’t look down. Just fly higher so the stones won’t reach you.” ~ Chetan Bhagat
never judge someone by the opinion of others
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Lesson Six Adverbs Of Frequency Exercises In Past Tense
I was in Japan last year
Main japan mein tha pichley saal
She had a headache yesterday.
Uskey sir mein dard tha kal
We did our homework last night.
Hum ney kal raat apna homework kiya tha
They weren’t in Punjab last summer.
Wooh log Punjab mein nehi they pichli garmiyo mein
We didn’t have money three days ago
Humhre pass 3 din pehle paisey nehi they
.
We didn’t do our exercises this morning.
Ajj subha hum ney warish nehi ki hi
Were they in Karachi last January?
Kiya wohh pichley January mein Karachi mein they
My friend died last year.
pichleysaalmera dost mar gayatha
.
He lived in Chichawatni in 1970.
Wooh chichawatni mein 1970 mein rahta tha
These are Adverb of present simple but we also can use in past
frequency: often, sometimes, always
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
main kabhikabar pedal gherjatathadopher ka khaney per
I often brought my lunch to school.
Main aksir apna khana saath le kar school ata tha
We saw a good film last week.
hum ney pichlyhafteyachi film dhekithi
Yesterday, I arrived in Lahore.
Main kal Lahore pohancha tha
She finished her work at seven o’clock
usneyapnakamsaathbaje khatam kiyatha
When did you buy that sweater?
Tumney kab sweater kareeda tha
Adverb of past cannot be used with present perfect tense.
1.I have not seen him since last week.correct
I did not see him last week >>correct
2.I have not seen him since yesterday. correct
I did not see him yesterday.>>>correct
3. I have not met him for a week. correct
I did not meet him for a week>> correct
4. I have not met him a week ago. Wrong
I did not meet him a week ago>>>correct
Did you have a bicycle when you were young?
Kiya tumhrey pass cycle thi jab tum jawan they
She played the piano when she was a child.
Wooh jab choti thi toh piano bajati thi
You will never understand the damage you did to someone untilthe same thing is done to you. That’s why I’m here
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Used To Expresses A Past Habit Or State
Used to
a) Used to expresses a past habit or state.
Sub + Used to + Verb1st form+ extra words.
I used to come here when I was a child.
Main yaha aya karta tha jab main bacha tha
Main yaha aney ka adi tha jab mein bacha tha
People used to come here in the evening for a walk.
Log yaha sham mein pedal chalney aya kartey they
I used to have a bicycle but I sold it.
Mere pass aik cycle thi lekin maine beach di thi
She used to be shy.
Wooh shamaya karti thi
There used to a hotel here.
Yaha aik hotel hua karta tha
This building used to be a hospital.
Yeh building hospital hua karti thi
He used to get first position.
Wooh pehli position hasil kiya karta tha
My father used to walk for miles everyday.
Mere abu rozana aik meal pedal chaltey they
The child used to get sick in every winter.
Bachey har sardiyo mein bemar hua kartey they
Sub + didn’t use to+verb1st +extra word
She didn’t use to have money.
Uskey pass paisey nehi hua kartey they
What did we use to have?
Humhrey pass kiya hua karta tha
What did you use to have/eat in your breakfast?
Tum apney nashtey mein kiya khaya kartey they
When did you use to get up in the morning?
Tum subha kab/kis waqt utha kartey they
Tum subha kab uthney ka adey they
Where did you use to go to practice?
Tum practice karney kaha jatey they
How much money did you use to earn monthly?
Tum kitney paisey maheney mein kama liya kartey they
Who used to teach you?
Tumhey kon parhaya karta tha
How many people used to walk in this park?
Kitney log park mein pedal chala kartey they
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
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Final Lesson How to Use Wh Questions English Grammar
What + did + Subject + Verb1st form+ extra word
What did you do?
Tumney kiya kiiya tha
What did she have in her purse?
Uskey batwey meiin kiya tha
What did you know?
Tum kiya jantey they
What did you know about her?
Tum uskey ka barey mein kiya jantey they
What did you know about him?
Tum uskey barey mein kiya jantey they
What did you like?
Tumhey kiya pasand tha
What did she like?
Usey kiya pasand tha
What did they like?
Unhey kiya pasand tha
What did he want?
Wooh kiya chahta tha
What did she want?
Wooh kiya chahti thi
What did you have to eat?
Tumhrey pass khaney ko kiya tha
Why + did + Subject + Verb1st form+ extra word
Why did you like me?
Tum majhey kyon pasand kartey they
Why did you ask?
Tumney kyon poucha tha
Why did you break my heart?
Tumney mera dil kyon tora tha
Why did you do this?
Tumney yeh kyon kiya tha
Why did I trust you?
Maine tum per yaqeen kyon kiya tha
When + did + Subject + Verb1st form+ extra word
When did she have a headache?
Us key sir meindard kab tha
When did he buy a car?
Usney ghari kab kareedi thi
When did he pass exam?
Usney imtihan kab pass kiya tha
When did you get a job?
Tumhey job kab mili thi
Who/what+ Verb2nd form+ extra word
Who had a car?
car kiskay pass thi
Who did this?
Yeh kisney kiya tha
What happened?
kiya hua tha
If you truly wish to learn, your every mistake will give you a valuable lesson
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