What Is Past Tense | Learn English In Easy Way

What Is Past Tense | Learn English In Easy Way

Past tense is very useful tense. When you are talking about your past, you must use of Paste tense. There are 4 different types of past tense. Here is some information about past tense.

There are four different types of tenses. All the tenses have personal use and regulation. The definition of past tense is so simple so you can understand about that.

Here definition of past tense. “The past is used to indicate past actions”. I hope you understand the definition of past tense. Past tense very easy in all of the tenses.

Here are some names of past tense.

1. Simple past tense

Example: She played cricket yesterday.

 

2. Past continuous tense

Example: she was playing cricket yesterday when I reached.

 

3. Past perfect tense

Example: she had played cricket.

 

4. Past perfect continuous tense

Example: she had been playing cricket for the last 5 hours.

 

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Now let’s understand the details about simple past tense.

1. Simple past tense

Simple past tense very easy to understand because of this tense is used for past action. Let’s see how to use of simple past tense.

Here are some uses of simple past tense.

 

How to use of simple past tense

Simple past tense is used for the action of past tense. You have already done that work in past so you can use simple past tense. If you want to write the past acting, you must use have simple past tense.

 

There are some words that you can say it is simple past tense. The words are provide in only our site, because our site provides some easy and shortcut for any tenses. Here are some words for understand simple past tense.

 

Some words that you can say it is simple past tense

1. Yesterday
2. Last

• All the words with last

Above words that you can understand that it is simple past tense.

Let’s understand with some examples.

Example: she taught English yesterday.

Example: she took tea last Sunday.

 

There are some structures of simple past tense. Let’s see how to understand the structure of the body.

 

Simple past tense structure Affirmative sentence)

Subject + verb (past form) + Object + Extra words

Example: we played cricket yesterday.

Example: They took books last week.

I hope, you understand about the simple past tense. We tried to provide you best information about simple past tense.

 

Simple past tense (Negative sentence)

Subject + did + Not+ verb + Object + Extra words

Example: we did not play cricket yesterday.

Example: They did not take books last week.

I hope, you understand about the simple past tense. We tried to provide you best information about simple past tense.

 

Simple past tense (Questionable sentence)

Did + Subject + verb + Object + Extra words + Question mark (?)

Example: Did we play cricket yesterday?

Example: Did they take books last week?

I hope, you understand about the simple past tense. We tried to provide you best information about simple past tense.

 

2. Past continuous tense

Past continuous tense very easy to understand because of this tense is used for past action which is continuing in sometime. . Let’s see how to use of past continuous tense.

Here are some uses of past continues tense

 How to use of past continuous tense

The ongoing past is used to indicate that an action was performed at certain times in the past.

Above is the best definition for understand the past continuous tense.

There are some few words which is used for indicate of past continuous tense. Our site is take you best details about past continuous tense.

 

Some words that you can say it is past continuous tense

1. When
2. While

 

Above words that you can understand that it is past continuous tense.

 

Let’s understand with some examples.

Example: when I came into the room, she was teaching English yesterday.

Example: she was taking tea when I went to her home.

There are some structures of past continuous tense. Let’s see how to understand the structure of the body.

 

Past continuous tense (Affirmative sentence)

Subject + was/were + Verb with Ing + Object + Extra words

Example: we were playing cricket.

Example: They were taking books.

I hope, you understand about the past continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past continuous tense.

 

Past continuous tense (Negative sentence)

Subject + was/were + Not + Verb with Ing + Object + Extra words

Example: we were not playing cricket.

Example: They were not taking books.

I hope, you understand about the past continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past continuous tense.

 

Past continuous tense (questionable sentence)

 Was/were + Subject + Verb with Ing + Object + Extra words + Question mark (?)

Example: were we playing cricket?

Example: were they taking books?

I hope, you understand about the past continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past continuous tense.

 

3. Past perfect tense

Past perfect tense very easy to understand because of this tense is used for past action which is perfect in sometime. . Let’s see how to use of past perfect tense.

Here are some uses of past perfect tense

 How to use of past perfect tense

If the action has been completed at certain times in the past, then the action is written in full current tense. Above is the best definition for understand the past perfect tense.

There are some few words which If the action has been completed at certain times in the past, then the action is written in past perfect tense.

 

Some words that you can say it is past perfect tense

1. After
2. Before

• Ago

 

Above words that you can understand that it is past perfect tense.

 

Let’s understand with some examples.

Example: she had taught English yesterday.

Example: she had taken tea.

There are some structures of past perfect tense. Let’s see how to understand the structure of the body.

 

Past perfect tense (Affirmative sentence)

Subject + had + Verb (Past Participle) + Object + Extra words

Example: we had played cricket.

Example: They had taken books.

I hope, you understand about the past perfect tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect tense.

 

Past perfect tense (Negative sentence)

Subject + had + Not + Verb (Past Participle) + Object + Extra words

Example: we had not played cricket.

Example: They had not taken books.

I hope, you understand about the past perfect tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect tense.

 

Past perfect tense (questionable sentence)

 Had + Subject + Verb (Past Participle) + Object + Extra words + Question mark (?)

Example: had we played cricket?

Example: Had they taken books?

I hope, you understand about the past perfect tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect tense.

 

4. Past perfect continuous tense

Past perfect continuous tense very easy to understand because of this tense is the action has been started at certain times in the past and at certain times the action is completed and the specific period is written in past perfect continuous tense

Here are some uses of past perfect continuous tense

 How to use of past perfect continuous tense

This tense is the action has been started at certain times in the past and at certain times the action is completed and the specific period is written in past perfect continuous tense.

There are some few words which If the action has been completed at certain times in the past, then the action is written in past perfect tense.

Some words that you can say it is past perfect tense

1. when
2. while

• Ago

 

Above words that you can understand that it is past perfect continuous tense.

 

Let’s understand with some examples.

Example: she had been teaching English yesterday.

Example: she had been taking tea.

There are some structures of past perfect tense. Let’s see how to understand the structure of the body.

 

Past perfect continuous tense (Affirmative sentence)

Subject + had + been + Verb with Ing+ Object + Extra words

Example: we had been playing cricket when I reached ground.

Example: They had been taking books when I saw in market.

I hope, you understand about the past perfect continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect continuous tense.

 

Past perfect continuous tense (Negative sentence)

Subject + had + Not + been + Verb with Ing + Object + Extra words

Example: we had not been playing cricket.

Example: They had not been taking books.

I hope, you understand about the past perfect continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect continuous tense.

 

Past perfect continuous tense (questionable sentence)

 Had + Subject + been + Verb (Past Participle) + Object + Extra words + Question mark (?)

Example: had we been playing cricket?

Example: Had they been taking books?

I hope, you understand about the past perfect continuous tense. We tried to provide you best information about past perfect continuous tense.

 

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