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

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

Did

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

find your umbrella?

Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t

Past continuous

Key words

1. While
2. Interruption
Last night, while I

Form

Affirmative(Declarative)
- I, He, She, It + was + v-ing

Negative form
- I, He, She, It + wasn’t(not) + v-ing

Question form
- Was + He, She, It + v-ing?
Was

were dancing.

was cooking dinner.

was driving home.

was not watching T.V.

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous