Question

past tense types and it's rule with examples

Answer 1

There are 4 types of past tense
simple past tense
past perfect
past continuous
past perfect continuous
in simple past tense we use the 2nd form of verb
in past perfect we use 3rd form of verb

Answer 2

Simple Past

Form: Take the base verb and change the word form to the past tense form. Usually this means adding /ed/ to the end of the word. However, much like simple present tense, there are a lot of irregular verbs with different past tense forms.

EXAMPLES: The scientists conducted an experiment. They thought the experiment would prove their theory.

Past Continuous

Form: The past form of “to be” (was, were) + verb + ing

EXAMPLES: I was trying to fix the car this morning, but I’m not done with the repairs yet. At 11pm, I was still working on my homework.

Past Perfect

Form: had+ past form of a verb

EXAMPLES: I had gone home; then I read a book and fell asleep. The lawyers had slowly worked toward an agreement that was acceptable for everyone; then they printed the agreement and gave it to their clients.

Past Perfect Continuous

Form: had + been + verb + ing

EXAMPLES: Chiang Kai Shek had been leading his political followers for many years when he and his followers fled from China to Taiwan. She said she had been working in a hospital when World War II started, and she worked there for many more years.