The Simple Past tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past. The formula is: subject + verb (in the past form). For example, 'I walk' becomes 'I walked'.
Wakati uliopita hutumika kuzungumzia mambo yaliyotokea katika zamani. Fomula ni: somo + kitenzi (katika umbo la zamani). Kwa mfano, 'Ninaenda' inakuwa 'Nilienda'.
Mifano & Matamshi
I watched a movie last night.
Nilitazama filamu jana usiku.
Simple Past with 'watch'
My brother played soccer yesterday.
Kaka yangu alicheza soka jana.
Simple Past with 'play'
We visited our grandparents last weekend.
Tulitembelea babu na bibi yetu wikendi iliyopita.
Simple Past with 'visit'
Zoezi: Tamka mifano hii
Soma Zaidi
Mfano (Example)
Yesterday, I went to the market and bought some fruits. Then, I came home and ate lunch with my family. After that, I played with my friends.
Jana, Nilikuwa sokoni na nikununua matunda machache. Kisha, Nikarudi nyumbani na kula chakula cha mchana na familia yangu. Baada ya hapo, Nilicheza na marafiki zangu.
Maelezo (Detail)
In the sentence 'Yesterday, I went to the market', the word 'went' is in the Simple Past form. This is because it describes an action that happened in the past. Other examples of Simple Past verbs include 'bought', 'came', and 'played'.
Katika sentensi 'Jana, Nilikuwa sokoni', neno 'Nilikuwa' lina umbo la zamani. Hii ni kwa sababu inaelezea kitendo kilichotokea katika zamani. Mifano mingine ya vitenzi vya zamani ni 'nikununua', 'nikarudi', na 'nilicheza'.
Maswali
1
Identify the Simple Past verb in the sentence below: (Tambua kitenzi cha zamani katika sentensi ifuatayo: )
My sister ate a big plate of ugali for breakfast.
Dada yangu alikula sahani kubwa ya ugali kwa kifungua kinywa.
ate
2
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb 'go': I ______ to the beach last summer.
Kwa sababu 'go' inahitaji umbo la zamani 'went'.
3
Choose the correct Simple Past verb to complete the sentence: My mom ______ a delicious meal for dinner.
Kwa sababu 'cook' inahitaji umbo la zamani 'cooked'.
4
Find the error in the sentence: Me and my friend go to the park yesterday. What is the correct sentence?
Kwa sababu inahitaji umbo la zamani 'went' na mpangilio sahihi wa somo.