Keçmiş zamanın inkar və sual forması indiki zamanda olduğu kimi düzəlir. Sadəcə do/doesköməkçi fellərinin əvəzinə did köməkçi felindən istifadə olunur:
Sual və inkar formasında:
I don't watch television very often. -- I didn't watch television yesterday.
Does she often go away? -- Did she go away last week?
I played tennis yesterday but I didn't win.
'Did you do the shopping?' 'No, I didn't have time.'
We went to the cinema but we didn't enjoy the film.
Qısa cavablar:
'Did you see Joe yesterday?' 'No, I didn't.'
'Did it rain on Sunday?' 'Yes, it did.'
'Did Helen come to the party?' 'No, she didn't.'
'Did your parents have a good holiday?' 'Yes, they did.'
Say (say/said/said):
Kiminsə sözünü nəql edəndə to say felindən istifadə edirik:
She said 'This is horrible!'
He said that he wanted a drink.
Xarici dildə olan sözü soruşanda da to say felindən istifadə olunur:
a: How do you say 'book' in Spanish? b: 'Libro'.
Bundan başqa bir sıra ifadələr var ki, to say feli ilə işlənir.
We say hello / goodbye / please / thank you / Happy Birthday / Merry Christmas / Happy New Year / Congratulations.
Tell (tell/told/told):
To tell felindən sonra birbaşa olaraq şəxs gəlir. To say felindən sonra isə müəyyən sözönü işlənməlidir:
He told me his name. [He said me his name. -- yox]
Harasa olan yolu soruşmaq üçün to tell felindən istifadə olunur:
Can you tell me where the bus station is, please? [Can you say me ...? -- yox]
To tell felini when, how, why, where və s. sözlərlə istifadə etmək olar:
He told me how to send a fax.
Tell me when you want to have dinner.
To tell feli ilə işlənən digər ifadələr:
You can tell someone the time / a story / a joke / your name / address / telephone number.
Ask:
To ask felindən sual vermək üçün istifadə olunur:
My sister asked me where I was going. (və ya My sister asked (me) 'Where are you going?')
a: Can I ask you a question? b: Yes.
a: What day of the week were you born? b: Thursday.
You can ask someone the way / the time / a question.
To ask feli həm də xahiş etmək, istəmək mənasında da işlənə bilir:I asked him to turn off his radio, (və ya I said 'Please turn off your radio.')
She asked for the bill, (və ya She said 'Can I have the bill please?')
Speak/talk/answer/reply:
Yuxarıda qeyd olunanlardan başqa danışığı ifadə etmək üçün digər fellər də mövcuddur:
Do you speak Japanese? (Do you talk Japanese? -- yox)
I like talking to you. (having a conversation with you)
Can you answer the telephone / the door, please? (pick up the phone / open the door to see who it is)
I wrote a letter to him but he did not reply. (for letters/faxes/e-mails) (he did not send me a letter back).