Past simple tense

This page shows the conjugation of the verb know in the past simple.

Note: the past simple is also called the simple past or the preterite.

Positive statements

 
Singular
Plural
1st person
I knew ..
we knew ..
2nd person
you knew ..
you knew ..
3rd person
he/she/it knew ..
they knew ..

Negative statements

 
Singular
Plural
1st person
I didn't know ..
we didn't know ..
2nd person
you didn't know ..
you didn't know ..
3rd person
he/she/it didn't know ..
they didn't know ..

Questions

 
Singular
Plural
1st person
did I know .. ?
did we know .. ?
2nd person
did you know .. ?
did you know .. ?
3rd person
did don't he/she/it know .. ?
did they know .. ?