Write about past tense,its kinds,structureand one example each
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Past Perfect Tense
There are usually two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the other. Structures: Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb + before + subject + simple past tense .
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The past is the set of all events that occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future. ... The first known use of the word "past" was in the fourteenth century; it developed as the past participle of the middle English verb passen meaning "to pass."
Past Tense: Definition, Structure & Examples-----
Past tense has four forms.
Past Indefinite Tense
Past Progressive (Continuous) Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
1 Past Indefinite Tense
The past indefinite tense, also known as simple past tense, is used to indicate a finished or completed action/task that occurred/happened at a specific point in time in the past. ‘A specific time’ can be diverse and can cover a long period of time but it cannot be undeterminable.
Structure:
Subject + verb in the past form + . . . . . + adverb of time + . . . . .
Example:
Alex went to Mexico last year.
I ate a mango a few minutes ago.
He had an exam yesterday.
I used to travel around the world when I was fit. (It can also indicate a habit of the past which is not a habit in the present.)
2, Past Progressive (Continuous) Tense
The past progressive tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the past for a period of time in a particular context. The context can be a specific time or another action.
Structures:
Subject + was/were + verb + ing + . . . . . a specific time
Alex was sleeping yesterday at 6.30 AM
I was cleaning the dishes at around 5.30-6.30 yesterday.
When + subject + simple past tense + subject + was/were + verb+ing . . . .
When I went out, you were shouting from behind.
When Alex came, I was sleeping.
Subject + was/were + verb+ing + when + subject + simple past tense . . . .
You were shouting from behind when I went outside.
I was sleeping when Alex came home.
While + subject + was/were + verb+ing + subject + was/were + verb+ing . . . .
While I was sleeping, you were making noises.
While Alex was playing, I was sleeping.
3. Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect is used to demonstrate an action that occurred before another action in the past. There are usually two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the other.
Structures:
Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb + before + subject + simple past tense . . . .
Alex had completed the task before the teacher asked.
I had bought a phone before you came here.
Before + subject + simple past tense + subject + had + past participle form of the verb +. . . .
Before I went to the office, I finished some business with her.
Before she went home, she had taken a test.
Subject + simple past tense + after + subject + had + past participle . . . .
Mark ate after I had bought him a bat.
I went to the office after I had finished some business with her.
After + subject + had + past participle + subject + simple past tense . . . .
After I had bought a phone, she came to the shop.
After she had gone, I came in.
4 Past Perfect Progressive Tense
The past perfect progressive tense is an extension to the past perfect tense and its structures. Past perfect progressive is used to demonstrate an action which continued for a specific period of time but stopped before another action.
Structure:
Subject + had + been + verb+ing + . . . . . + for/since + . . . . .+ before + subject + past simple tense
Alan had been playing cricket for 18 years before he retired.
Jack had been living in Sydney since 2010 before he moved to Melbourne.