Past Tense Prepared By Nityanandesh Narayan Tripathi PGT
Past Tense Prepared By: Nityanandesh Narayan Tripathi PGT English Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Past Indefinite
Past Indefinite Past Present Future Finished action in the past
Past Indefinite Conjugation Did + Verb Or Verb (3 rd Form) Person Singular Plural 1 st person I did We did 2 nd person You did 3 rd person He/she/it did They did
Past Indefinite Adverbs used to Show often the action takes place 1. Yesterday 2. Previous Day/ Year, etc. 3. Last Month/ Year 4. Just then 5. Ago Sentences with these words should be in Indefinite Tense.
Past Indefinite Example 1. Yesterday my husband purchased a car. 2. Gandhi Ji always spoke truth. 3. Last year I went to Kathmandu.
Past Continuous
Past Continuous Past Present Non completed action of Past Future
Past Continuous Conjugation Be + Verb (ing Form) 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person Singular I was You were He/she/it was Plural We were You were They were
Past Continuous Adverbs used to Show often the action takes place 1. When 2. While 3. As long as Sentences with these words should be in Continuous Tense.
Past Continuous Example 1. I danced when my sister was dancing. 2. As long as Sachin is playing, India can hope for winning the cricket match. 3. The poetess composed a poem while sitting under a tree.
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Past Present Future A completed action before another action in the past
Past Perfect Conjugation Had + Verb (3 rd Form) 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person Singular I had You had He/she/it had Plural We had You had They had
Past Perfect Adverbs used to Show often the action takes place 1. Already 2. Just 3. Never 4. Not Yet 5. Once 6. If I had Sentences with these words should be in Perfect Tense.
Past Perfect Example 1. Already I had completed the home work when my teacher asked for the note books. 2. He had not revised his syllabus till yesterday. 2. If I had taken my car to mechanic then I would have got my car repaired.
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous Past Present Future Duration of a past action up to a certain point in the past
Past Perfect Continuous Conjugation Had + Been + Verb (ing Form) 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person Singular I had been You had been He/she/it had been Plural We had been You had been They had been
Past Perfect Continuous Adverbs used to Show often the action takes place 1. For 2. Since 3. The Whole day/ year/ Month 4. All day/ Year/ Month Sentences with these words should be in Perfect Continuous Tense.
Present Perfect Continuous Example 1. All day I had been talking to my friend. 2. The child had been crying for two hours. 3. My sister had been singing in the concert since morning.
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