( also see Present Perfect Tense -- where geldim, for example, can be used to convey the meaning I have come...)
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.
| Anneme yazdI I didn't finish the letter that I wrote to my mother. ----- Birkaç tane kartpostal satIn aldIm, ama hiç pul almadIm. I bought some postcards but I didn't get (buy) any stamps. ----- Sen hiç yanlIslIk yapmadIn. You didn't make any mistakes. |
Sana yatak odasInI gösterdi mi?
Did he show you the bedroom? ----- Otobüs dura Did you notice the girls at the bus stop? ----- O senin ismini sordu mu? Did he ask your name? ----- Onun ne yapmakta oldu Did you see what he was doing? |
Senin sorularIna cevap vermediler mI?
Didn't they answer your questions? ----- O senin ismini sormadI mI? Didn't he ask your name? ----- O senin sözlü Didn't he borrow your dictionary? |
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