Koristi se za radnju koja se desila u prošlosti i nema nikakve veze sa sadašmjim trenutkom.
Gradi se kada se na infinitive glagola bez To doda nastavak ed, kod pravilnih glagola, ili druga kolona liste nepravilnih glagola.
Upitni i odrični oblik se prave uz pomoć To do (did), a glavni glagol se vraća u infinitive.
Primer: To go-went-gone – ići
Potvrdno:
Jednina Množina
1.I went. 1. We went.
2.You went. 2. You went.
3.He went. 3. They went.
She went.
It went.
Upitno:
Jednina Množina
1.Did I go? 1. Did we go?
2.Did you go? 2. Did you go?
3.Did he go? 3. Did they go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Odrićno:
Jednina Množina:
1.I did not go (I didn’t go). 1. We did not go (we didn’t go).
2.You did not go (you didn’t go). 2. You did not go (you didn’t go).
3.He did not go (he didn’t go). 3. They did not go (they didn’t go).
She did not go (she didn’t go).
It did not go (it didn’t go).