The Past Tenses.doc

Indicative Mood

Simple Past, Definite Tense

Türkçe -- Berlirli Geçmis Zaman

Simple Past, Definite -- Negative

Simple Past, Definite -- Interrogative

Simple Past, Definite -- Negative Interrogative

geldim --
I came, I did come

gelmedim --
I didn't come

geldim mi?--
did I come?

gelmedim mi? --
didn't I come?

geldin --
you came, you did come

gelmedin --
you didn't come

geldin mi? --
did you come?

gelmedin mi? --
didn't you come?

geldi --
he came, he did come

gelmedi --
he didn't come

geldi mi?--
did he come?

gelmedi mi? --
didn't he come?

geldik --
we came, we did come

gelmedik --
we didn't come

geldik mi?--
did we come?

gelmedik mi? --
didn't we come?

geldiniz --
you came, you did come

gelmediniz --
you didn't come

geldiniz mi? --
did you come?

gelmediniz mi? -- didn't you come?

geldiler --
they came, they did come

gelmediler --
they didn't come

geldiler mi? --
did they come?

gelmediler mi? -- didn't they come?

Related Examples:

KIzkardesini plajda gördüm.
I saw your sister at the beach.
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KapIyI açmaya calIstIlar.
They tried to open the door.
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KapIyI açmayI
denediler.
They tried opening the door.
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O senin sorunu cevapladI.
He answered your question.
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Habersiz geldiler.
They came unannounced.

Anneme yazdIgIm mektubu bitirmedim.
I didn't finish the letter that I wrote to my mother.
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Birkaç tane kartpostal satIn aldIm, ama hiç pul almadIm.
I bought some postcards but I didn't get (buy) any stamps.
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Sen hiç yanlIslIk yapmadIn.
You didn't make any mistakes.

Sana yatak odasInI gösterdi mi?
Did he show you the bedroom?
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Otobüs duragIndaki kizlara dikkat ettin mi?
Did you notice the girls at the bus stop?
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O senin ismini sordu mu?
Did he ask your name?
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Onun ne yapmakta oldugunu gördün mü?
Did you see what he was doing?

Senin sorularIna cevap vermediler mI?
Didn't they answer your questions?
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O senin ismini sormadI mI?
Didn't he ask your name?
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O senin sözlügünü ödünç almadI mI?
Didn't he borrow your dictionary?