English Learning

Past Simple Tense – to work

October 12, 2025

GRAMATIKA. PAPRASTASIS BŪTASIS LAIKAS

(Past Simple Tense – to work – worked – dirbti)

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 pagalbinį veiksmažodį did not (didn’t) ir veiksmažodžio bendratį.

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 (d.) 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 did not ne, aš nedirbau
Yes, you did taip, tu dirbai No, you did not ne, tu nedirbai
Yes, he did taip, jis dirbo No, he did not ne, jis nedirbo
Yes, she did taip, ji dirbo No, she did not ne, ji nedirbo
Yes, it did taip, jis, ji (d.) dirbo No, it did not ne, jis, ji (d.) nedirbo
Yes, we did taip, mes dirbome No, we did not ne, mes nedirbome
Yes, you did taip, jūs dirbote No, you did not ne, jūs nedirbote
Yes, they did taip, jie, jos dirbo No, they did not ne, jie, jos nedirbo

✅ Visi sakiniai yra teisingi pagal „Past Simple“ taisykles.
✅ Forma did not + infinitive teisingai vartojama su visais asmenimis.
⚠️ Veiksmažodis worked yra taisyklingas, todėl visada turi galūnę -ed.

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in the blanks

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to work in the Past Simple tense.

  1. I __ yesterday.
  2. She __ at the office last week.
  3. They __ very hard on Monday.
  4. It __ perfectly last night.
  5. We __ together last year.
  6. He __ in London before he moved.
  7. You __ on your project yesterday.
  8. The machine __ well.
  9. My parents __ all summer.
  10. The students __ on their essays.

Exercise 2Make negative sentences

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form using did not work.

  1. I worked yesterday. →
  2. She worked at school. →
  3. They worked hard. →
  4. It worked. →
  5. We worked in the garden. →
  6. He worked all day. →
  7. You worked well. →
  8. My computer worked fine. →
  9. The system worked last night. →
  10. The boys worked quickly. →

Exercise 3Make questions

Write questions using Did ... work?

  1. you / yesterday →
  2. she / last week →
  3. they / at home →
  4. he / in the office →
  5. it / this morning →
  6. we / together →
  7. the students / hard →
  8. your father / on Sunday →
  9. you / all night →
  10. they / at the factory →

Exercise 4Short answers

Answer the questions shortly.

  1. Did you work yesterday? →
  2. Did she work last night? →
  3. Did they work hard? →
  4. Did it work? →
  5. Did we work together? →
  6. Did he work at school? →
  7. Did the team work well? →
  8. Did you work in summer? →
  9. Did the computer work? →
  10. Did your friends work? →

Exercise 5Choose the correct form

Choose the correct option.

  1. I ____ yesterday.
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) working

  2. She ____ in the garden last week.
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) working

  3. They ____ on Sunday.
    a) did not work
    b) don’t work
    c) aren’t work

  4. Did you ____ yesterday?
    a) works
    b) worked
    c) work

  5. It ____ fine.
    a) worked
    b) work
    c) works

  6. He ____ in an office.
    a) did not worked
    b) did not work
    c) not worked

  7. We ____ together.
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) were work

  8. Did they ____ yesterday?
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) working

  9. The car ____ well.
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) working

  10. She ____ yesterday.
    a) work
    b) worked
    c) was worked

Exercise 6Translate into English

Translate the sentences into English using to work in the Past Simple.

  1. Aš dirbau vakar.
  2. Ji dirbo mokykloje.
  3. Jie dirbo visą dieną.
  4. Tai dirbo puikiai.
  5. Mes dirbome kartu.
  6. Jis nedirbo sekmadienį.
  7. Tu nedirbai vakar.
  8. Ar tu dirbai vakar?
  9. Ar jis dirbo Londone?
  10. Jie nedirbo vasarą.

Exercise 7Correct the mistakes

Find and correct the mistakes.

  1. I did worked yesterday.
  2. She not worked last week.
  3. Did he worked in the office?
  4. We was worked together.
  5. They work yesterday.
  6. It not work.
  7. Did you works?
  8. He didn’t works well.
  9. My car not worked.
  10. She worked not.

Exercise 8Complete with time expressions

Complete the sentences with the correct time expressions:
(yesterday, last week, two days ago, last month, in 2020)

  1. I worked __.
  2. She worked __.
  3. They worked __.
  4. We worked __.
  5. He worked __.
  6. You worked __.
  7. It worked __.
  8. The machine worked __.
  9. My parents worked __.
  10. The students worked __.

Exercise 9Match the pairs

Match the sentences with their Lithuanian translations.

English Lithuanian
1. I worked yesterday. a) Mes dirbome kartu.
2. Did you work? b) Ji dirbo mokykloje.
3. We worked together. c) Aš dirbau vakar.
4. She worked at school. d) Ar tu dirbai?
5. They did not work. e) Jie nedirbo.

Exercise 10Write your own sentences

Write 10 sentences using to work in the Past Simple tense.
Include:

  • 5 affirmative sentences
  • 3 negative sentences
  • 2 questions
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