PAST TENSE

 

PAST TENSE

        Past tense is tenses happened in the past event, past tense consist of :

# Simple Past Tenses

- simple past tenses has adverb of time sich as ;

Yesterday, ago, last,etc..

Formula for simple past tense are :

(+) S + Ve

(-) S + did not + V1

(?) did + S + V1 ?

Formula for simple past tense in affirmative sentence are :

(+) S + was/were + C

(-) S + was/were not + C

(?) was/were + S + C ?

# Past Continous Tense

Formula for past continous tense are :

(+) J/we/you/they + was + infinitive + Ing

(+) He/she/it + were + infinitive + Ing

(-) It was not + infinitive + Ing

(-) He/she/it + was not + infinitive + Ing

(-) we/you/they + were not + infinitive + Ing

(?) were + we/you/they + infinitive + Ing ?

(?) was + J/he/she/it + infinitive + Ing ?

# Past Perfect Tense

Formula for past perfect tense are ;

(+) S + had + been + infinitive + Ing

(-) S + had not + past participle

(?) had + S + past participle ?

# Past Perfect Continous Tense

Formula for past perfect continoys tense :

(+) S + had + been + infinitive + Ing

(-) S + had not been + infinitive + Ing

(?) had + subject + been + infinitive + Ing ?

Time signal :

» Yesterday

» Yesterday morning

» Last Monday

» Last night

» Last month

» Last year

» An hour ago

» In 1978

» The other day

» Every day last year