Past tense

Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
Tenses of English language

in 1995
last week
yesterday
5 years ago
in 1476
last year
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

I
He
She
It
We
You
They
was/wasn’t at school yesterday.
were/weren’t at the beach last week.
WAS/WERE(FORM)
AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM

Was
Were
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
hungry?
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No,she wasn’t.
at the theatre last weekend?
Yes, we were.
No,we weren’t.
QUESTION FORM

Did
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
find your umbrella?
Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
No, I didn’t.
QUESTION FORM

Past continuous

Key words
1. While
2. Interruption
Last night, while I was sleeping,
the sound of the broken window
woke me up.

Form
Affirmative(Declarative)
- I, He, She, It + was + v-ing
I was studying.
He was playing.
- You, We, They + were + v-ing
You were reading.
They were sleeping.

Negative form
- I, He, She, It + wasn’t(not) + v-ing
I wasn’t (not) studying.
He wasn’t (not) playing.
- You, We, They + weren’t(not) + v-ing
You weren’t (not) reading.
They weren’t (not) sleeping.

Question form
- Was + He, She, It + v-ing?
Was he working?
- Were + you, we, they + v-ing?
Were they working?
Short answers
- Yes, he, she, it + was.
you, we, they were.
- No, he, she, it + wasn’t.
you, we, they + weren’t.

were dancing.
was cooking dinner.
was driving home.
was not watching T.V.

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous