Past Tense

Tense means time .Every sentence has a verb.Every verb shows particular action. Based on the time we have three tenses i.e,1 Present Tense 2.Past Tense 3.Future Tense.Each tense can be sub divided into four types.

2.Past Tense :A Past tense shows a completed action.The expressions yesterday,last year,Last day,Ago etc. Would clearly indicate the past events.

1.Simple Past Tense:

The completed works in the past are expressed in this tense. The past time phrases Yesterday,Last week.Last month,Ago,In 1947,yesterday etc.

RULE: Subjec+Verb 2 +Object

Negative Sentences:Subject+Did+Verb 1.

*(+)I saw a film last week’

(-) I did not see a film last week.

(?) Did I see a film last week?

*(+) We bought new books last month.

(-) We did not buy new books last month.

(?)Did we buy new books last month?

*(+) They came yesterday from bangalore.

(-) They did not come yesterday from bangalore.

(?)Did they come yesterday from bangalore?

*(+)You drank whisky greedily last night.

(-)You did not drink whisky last night.

(?)Did you drink whisky last nighr?

*(+)He prepared dishes.

(-)He did not prepare dishes.

(?)Did he prepare dishes?

*(+)She went to shooting.

(-)She did not go to shooting.

(?) Did she go to shooting?

*(+)Amitabh acted in many movies.

(-)Amitabh did not act in many movies.

(?)Did Amitabh act in many movies.

2.Past Continuous Tense:

It is used to express an action which was going in past at a point of time.

key terms:Yesterday at this time,Yesterday at this movement.

RULE:Subject+Was/Were+V ing+Object

I, He,She,It—–Was

We, They,You—–Were

*(+)I was doing my work yerterday.

(-)I was not doing my work yesterday.

(?)Was I doing my work yesterday?

*(+)We were starting two days back.

(-)We were not starting two days back.

(?)Were we starting two days back?

*(+)They were catching fishes in the pond.

(-)They were not catching fishes in the pond.

(?)Were they catching fishes in the pond?

*(+)You were drinking coffee.

(-)You were not drinking coffee.

(?)Were you drinking coffee?

*(+)He was teling a story.

(-)He was not telling a story.

(?)Was he telling a story?

*(+)She was dancing on the stage.

(-)She was not dancing on the stage.

(?) Was she dancing on the stage?

*(+)Projector was showing pictures.

(-)Projector was not showing pictures.

(?)Was projector showing pictures?

3.Past Perfect Tense:

In past if two works happened with duration between them the first happened work is expressed in past perfect tense and second happened work is expressed in simple past tense.

When I went to the railway station,The train had left.

When I came to the class,The class had started.

RULE:Subject+Had+Verb 3.

I, We, They,You,He,She,It——Had

*(+)I had visited Tajmahal.

(-)I had not visited Tajmahal.

(?)Had i visited Tajmahal?

*(+)We had seen movies.

(-)We had not seen movies.

(?)Had we seen movies?

*(+)They had made this kite.

(-)They had not made this kite.

(?)Had they made this kite?

*(+)You had spoken Tamil language.

(-)You had not spoken Tamil language.

(?)Had you spoken Tamil language?

*(+)He had written a new story.

(-)He had not written a new story.

(?)Had he written a new story?

*(+)She had finished their work.

(-)She had not finished their work.

(?)Had she finished their work?

*(+) Ravi had returned from Delhi.

(-)Ravi had not returned from Delhi.

(?)Had Ravi returned from Delhi?

4.Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

A verb which is used to refer to some action which began before a certain point in the past on continued till that time in the past is said to be in Past Perfect Tense.

RULE:Subject+had+been+Verb ing.

*(+)I had been painting a picture.

(-)I had not been painting a picture.

(?)Had I been painting a picture?

*(+)We had been planting saplings.

(-)We had not been planting saplings.

(?)Had we been planting saplings?

*(+)They had been catching fish.

(-)They had not been catching fish.

(?)Had they been catching fish?

*(+)You had been driving the car very fast.

(-)You had not been driving the car very fast.

(?)Had you been driving the car very fast?

*(+)He had been working hard.

(-)He had not been working hard.

(?)Had he not been working hard?

*(+)She had been cooking for two hours.

(-)She had not been cooking for two hours.

(?)Had she been cooking for two hours?

*(+)Mother had been loving her children.

(-)Mother had not been loving her childern.

(?)Had mother been loving her children.

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