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uses of past tense please give me your ans​

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ʜᴇyᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ:

uses of past tense please give me your ans

ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ :

There are two tenses in English – past and present.

The past tense in English is used:

to talk about the past

to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something)

for politeness.

There are four past tense forms in English:

Past simple: I worked

Past continuous: I was working

Past perfect: I had worked

Past perfect continuous: I had been working

We use these forms:

to talk about the past:

He worked at McDonald's. He had worked there since July.

He was working at McDonald's. He had been working there since July.

to refer to the present or future in hypotheses:

It might be dangerous. Suppose they got lost.

This use is very common in wishes:

I wish it wasn't so cold.

and in conditions with if:

He could get a new job if he really tried.

If Jack was playing, they would probably win.

For hypotheses, wishes and conditions in the past, we use the past perfect:

It was very dangerous. What if you had got lost?

I wish I hadn't spent so much money last month.

I would have helped him if he had asked.

and also to talk about the present in a few polite expressions:

Excuse me, I was wondering if this was the train for York.

I just hoped you would be able to help me.