Past Tense

PAST TENSE Types: • • • •

PAST SIMPLE TENSE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE PAST PERFECT TENSE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE: The Past Simple tense, also called the Simple Past, is used for past actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

FORMULA: 2nd Form of Verb + Did + was, were Example:1. Simple: She liked it. 2. Negative: She didn't like it. 3. Interrogative: Did she like it? Paragraph: I got up early in the morning. I went for a morning walk. I came back and started getting ready for my college. I ate my break fast. I went to college. When I came back, my mother started preparing lunch. After eating my lunch I slept for a couple of hour. I woke up when my friends came over. Then we played cricket for an hour. I went home and started studying. I completed my home work and watched television for an hour. Then I ate my dinner with my family. After dinner I went for a walk with my father. I bade goodnight to my family. And my next day started with the same routine.

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE: The past continuous is used to express something that is happening at a precise moment in the past.

FORMULA: 2nd Form of Verb + was, were + ing Example:1. Simple: Ahmed was working on the report last night.

2. Negative: Ahmed was not working on the report last night.

3. Interrogative: Was Ahmed working on the report last night?

Paragraph: I got up early in the morning. I was going for a morning walk. I was coming back and started getting ready for my college. I ate my break fast. I went to college. When I came back, my mother started preparing lunch. After eating my lunch I slept for a couple of hours. I woke up when my friends came over. Then we played cricket for an hour. I went home and started studying. I completed my home work and watched television for an hour. Then I ate my dinner with my family. After dinner I went for a walk with my father. I bade goodnight to my family. And my next day started with the same routine.

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PAST PERFECT TENSE: The past perfect is used to talk about an action that is finished before another action in the past.

FORMULA: 3rd Form of Verb + had Example:Simple: Ahmed had worked on the report last night. Negative: Ahmed had not worked on the report last night.

Interrogative: Had Ahmed worked on the report last night? Paragraph: I had gotten up early in the morning. I had gone for a morning walk. I had come back and started getting ready for my college. I had my break fast. I had gone to college. When I came back, my mother had started preparing lunch. After having my lunch I had slept for a couple of hours. I had wakened up when my friends came over. Then we had played cricket for an hour. I had gone home and started studying. I had completed my homework and watched television for an hour. Then I had eaten my dinner with my family. After dinner I had gone for a walk with my father. I had bid goodnight to my family. And my next day started with the same routine.

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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE: The past perfect is used to talk about an action that is finished before another action in the past.

FORMULA: 3rd Form of Verb + had been + ing + since, for Example:Simple: Ahmed had been working on the report since last night. Negative: Ahmed had not been working on the report since last night. Interrogative: Had Ahmed been working on the report since last night? Paragraph: I had been getting first position since first grade. I had been going for a morning walk for last three years. When I came back, my mother had started preparing lunch. After having my lunch I had slept for a couple of hours. I had wakened up when my friends came over. Then we had played cricket for an hour. I had gone home and started studying. I had completed my homework and watched television for an hour. Then I had eaten my dinner with my family. After dinner I had gone for a walk with my father. I had bid goodnight to my family. And my next day started with the same routine.

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