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