Kinds of Past Tense

There are four kinds of past tense.

1. Past Simple Tense
2. Past Continuous Tense
3. Past Perfect Tense
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Simple Tense

Such verb, which denotes that the subject did some work in past time that is called past simple tense.

Note:
1. "did" is the helping verb to this tense.
2. "did" is used, when we change an assertive sentence into interrogative, negative.
3. Second form of the verb is used in this tense.
4. When "did" is used, then first form is used by all the subjects.

Formula:

Sub	M.v"ii"	Obj
Farzana	made	tea.

Past Continuous Tense

Such verb, which modifies that the subject was going some work continuously in past time that is called past continuous tense.

Note:
1. "was" and "were" are the helping verbs to this tense.
2. "ing" form of the verb is used in this tense.

Formula:

Sub	H.v	M.v i	ing	Obj
We	were	take	ing	tea

Past Perfect Tense

Such verb, which denotes that the subject started some work in past time and it was completed in the same time that is called past perfect tense.

Note:
1. "had" is its helping verb which is followed by all the subject.
2. Third form of the verb is used in this tense.

Formula:

Sub	H.v	M.v"iii"	Obj
We	had	saved	you from the attack.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Such verb, which modifies that the subject started some work in past time and it was also continued in the same time that is called past perfect continuous tense.

Note:
1. "had been" is the helping verb to this tense.
2. "ing" form of the verb is used in this tense.

Formula:

Sub	H.v	M.v i	ing	Obj
Farzana	had been	teach	ing	in the school.