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Tenses Part-2

 Tenses

In the previous blog, we learned about present tense. In this blog, we are going to learn about past tense and its subtypes. 


Types Of Tenses 

1) Present Tense 

2) Past Tense 

3) Future Tense 


Now let's learn about Past Tense and its subtypes in detail. 


2) Past Tense 

a) Simple Past Tense 

b) Past Continuous Tense 

c) Past Perfect Tense 

d) Past Perfect Continuous Tense

 


Let's start. 


1) Simple Past Tense 

a) What is Simple Past Tense? 

Simple Past Tense is the tense that tells us about something that has simply happened in the past. 

It has happened before. 



Example: 

a) James ate vegetable curry for dinner. 

In this sentence, the word ate tells us that something has already happened in the past. Hence, this sentence is in the past tense. 


b) Mary went for training in the morning. 

In this sentence, the word went tells us that Mary has already performed an action in the past. Hence, the sentence is in the past tense. 


2) Past Continuous Tense 

a) What is Past Continuous Tense? 

The Past Continuous Tense is the tense that is telling us about something that was happening in the past. 




Example: 

a) He was teaching the class. 

In this sentence, the word was teaching is the verb that tells us about the action that was being performed in the past. 


b) They were baking pies for dinner. 

In this sentence, the word - were baking tells us about the action that was being performed in the past. The verb is in the past continuous tense. 


3) Past Perfect Tense 

a) What is Past Perfect Tense? 

The Past Perfect Tense is the tense in which the verb is in the Past perfect tense. The action was already performed. 




Example: 

a) He had gone to the market. 

In this sentence, the word had gone is in the perfect tense. It shows that the action was already performed. He has already done the job. 


b) He had requested his boss for sick leave. 

In this sentence, the word has requested shows that the action of requesting was taking place in the past. 


4) Past Perfect Continuous Tense 

a) What is Past Perfect Continuous Tense? 

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is the tense, which has the verb in Perfect Continuous Tense (Past). Also, the work has been done in the past time. 



Example: 

a) He had been working for 9 hours. 

In this sentence, the word had been working is the verb that tells us something was done in the past. The verb is in the perfect continuous tense. 


b) We had been waiting for him for an hour. 

In this sentence, the word had been waiting is the verb that tells us something was done in the past. The verb is in the perfect continuous tense.   

  


 




  


 

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