Past Simple – Paprastasis būtasis laikas (Regular Verb 'to work')

October 12, 2025

GRAMATIKA. PAPRASTASIS BŪTASIS LAIKAS

(Past Simple Tense – Regular Verb “to work”)

Veiksmažodis to work – worked – dirbti asmenuojamas taip:


Teigiamoji forma (Affirmative Form)

Angliškai Lietuviškai
I worked aš dirbau
You worked tu dirbai
He worked jis dirbo
She worked ji dirbo
It worked jis, ji (daiktas) dirbo
We worked mes dirbome
You worked jūs dirbote
They worked jie, jos dirbo

Neigiamoji forma (Negative Form)

Naudojame did not (didn’t) + infinitive (work).

Angliškai Lietuviškai
I did not work aš nedirbau
You did not work tu nedirbai
He did not work jis nedirbo
She did not work ji nedirbo
It did not work jis, ji (daiktas) nedirbo
We did not work mes nedirbome
You did not work jūs nedirbote
They did not work jie, jos nedirbo

Klausiamoji forma (Interrogative Form)

Pagalbinis veiksmažodis did rašomas sakinio pradžioje.

Angliškai Lietuviškai
Did I work? Ar aš dirbau?
Did you work? Ar tu dirbai?
Did he work? Ar jis dirbo?
Did she work? Ar ji dirbo?
Did it work? Ar jis, ji (daiktas) dirbo?
Did we work? Ar mes dirbome?
Did you work? Ar jūs dirbote?
Did they work? Ar jie, jos dirbo?

Atsakymai (Short Answers)

Teigiamas Lietuviškai Neigiamas Lietuviškai
Yes, I did taip, aš dirbau No, I didn’t ne, aš nedirbau
Yes, you did taip, tu dirbai No, you didn’t ne, tu nedirbai
Yes, he did taip, jis dirbo No, he didn’t ne, jis nedirbo
Yes, she did taip, ji dirbo No, she didn’t ne, ji nedirbo
Yes, it did taip, jis (d.) dirbo No, it didn’t ne, jis (d.) nedirbo
Yes, we did taip, mes dirbome No, we didn’t ne, mes nedirbome
Yes, you did taip, jūs dirbote No, you didn’t ne, jūs nedirbote
Yes, they did taip, jie, jos dirbo No, they didn’t ne, jie, jos nedirbo

KASDIENĖS FRAZĖS

(Everyday Phrases)

Susitinkant (Meeting Someone)

Angliškai Tarimas Lietuviškai
How are you? Kaip laikotės?
Hello! /həˈləʊ/ Sveikas!
Very well Labai gerai
Not so bad Neblogai

Atsisveikinant (Saying Goodbye)

Angliškai Tarimas Lietuviškai
Goodbye! /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ Sudie!
So long! Iki pasimatymo!
See you soon /suːn/ Netrukus pasimatysime

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in the blanks – Past Simple (to work)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to work (Past Simple).

  1. I ___ yesterday.
  2. She ___ at the office last week.
  3. They ___ hard for the exam.
  4. We ___ in the garden.
  5. He ___ on Sunday morning.

Exercise 2Make negative sentences – Past Simple

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

  1. I worked yesterday.
  2. She worked in the shop.
  3. They worked all day.
  4. We worked at home.
  5. He worked very late.

Exercise 3Make questions – Past Simple

Turn the sentences into questions.

  1. You worked yesterday.
  2. He worked in London.
  3. She worked at school.
  4. They worked on the farm.
  5. We worked together.

Exercise 4Short answers

Answer using Yes, I did or No, I didn’t.

  1. Did you work yesterday?
  2. Did he work in the garden?
  3. Did they work on Sunday?
  4. Did she work at home?
  5. Did it work well?

Exercise 5Choose the correct word

Choose the correct option.

  1. I ___ in the office yesterday.
    a) works b) worked c) working
  2. She ___ not work last week.
    a) did b) does c) did not
  3. Did you ___ yesterday?
    a) work b) worked c) working
  4. They ___ on the project.
    a) did b) worked c) work
  5. He ___ tired after work.
    a) was b) did c) were

Exercise 6Translate into English

Translate into English.

  1. Aš dirbau vakar.
  2. Ji dirbo banke.
  3. Mes nedirbome sekmadienį.
  4. Ar tu dirbai vakar?
  5. Jie dirbo sode.

Exercise 7Match pairs

Match the beginnings and endings.

A B
I worked in the garden.
She worked at the hospital.
They worked very hard.
We did not work yesterday.
Did you work last night?

Exercise 8Complete the dialogue

Complete the short dialogue.

A: Did you work yesterday?
B: Yes, I _. I _ at the office.
A: What time _ you start?
B: I _
at 9 and ___ at 5.

Exercise 9Correct the mistakes

Find and correct the mistakes.

  1. He work yesterday.
  2. Did you worked last week?
  3. They not worked in the office.
  4. We did work yesterday.
  5. She don’t worked on Friday.

Exercise 10Write about your last workday

Write 5 sentences about your last workday using the Past Simple tense.

Example:
I worked at home yesterday. I cooked dinner after work.