1. Past Tense Prepared By: - Nityanandesh Narayan Tripathi PGT English
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

2. Past Indefinite

3. Finished action in the past
Past Indefinite
Past
Present
Future
Finished action in the past

4. Conjugation Did + Verb Or Verb (3rd Form) Past Indefinite Person
Singular
Plural
1st person
I did
We did
2nd person
You did
3rd person
He/she/it did
They did

5. Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Past Indefinite
Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Yesterday
Previous Day/ Year, etc.
Last Month/ Year
Just then
Ago
Sentences with these words should be in Indefinite Tense.

6. Example Past Indefinite Yesterday my husband purchased a car.
2. Gandhi Ji always spoke truth.
3. Last year I went to Kathmandu.

7. Past Continuous

8. Non completed action of Past
Past Continuous
Past
Present
Future
Non completed action of Past

9. Conjugation Be + Verb (ing Form) Past Continuous Singular Plural
Singular
Plural
1st person
I was
We were
2nd person
You were
3rd person
He/she/it was
They were

10. Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Past Continuous
Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Sentences with these words should be in Continuous Tense.
When
While
As long as

11. Example Past Continuous I danced when my sister was dancing.
2. As long as Sachin is playing, India can hope for winning the cricket match.
3. The poetess composed a poem while sitting under a tree.

12. Past Perfect

13. A completed action before another action in the past
Past Perfect
Present
Past
Future
A completed action before another action in the past

14. Conjugation Had + Verb (3rd Form) Past Perfect Singular Plural
Singular
Plural
1st person
I had
We had
2nd person
You had
3rd person
He/she/it had
They had

15. Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Past Perfect
Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
Already
Just
Never
Not Yet
Once
If I had
Sentences with these words should be in Perfect Tense.

16. Past Perfect
Example
1. Already I had completed the home work when my teacher asked for the note books .
2. He had not revised his syllabus till yesterday.
2. If I had taken my car to mechanic then I would have got my car repaired.

17. Past Perfect Continuous

18. Duration of a past action up to a certain point in the past
Past Perfect Continuous
Past
Present
Future
Duration of a past action up to a certain point in the past

19. Past Perfect Continuous
Conjugation
Had + Been + Verb (ing Form)
Singular
Plural
1st person
I had been
We had been
2nd person
You had been
3rd person
He/she/it had been
They had been

20. Past Perfect Continuous
Adverbs used to Show how often the action takes place
For
Since
The Whole day/ year/ Month
All day/ Year/ Month
Sentences with these words should be in Perfect Continuous Tense.

21. Present Perfect Continuous
Example
1. All day I had been talking to my friend.
2. The child had been crying for two hours.
3. My sister had been singing in the concert since morning.

22. Thanks