Past Tense

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 Simple Past Tense

Use of simple past	Example
With past time adverbials: yesterday, last, ago, in + past time, just now, those days etc.	My wife just now arrived from market.
With time expressions referring present completed time period: today, this evening / morning / week / month / year etc.	I didn't do yoga this morning.
With last + second / minute / hour / week / month / year / moment / time etc.	I was in Pokhara last week.
Two or more completed past actions in which one action causes the other	I ran outside when earthquake occurred.
Frequently repeated past actions	She kissed me five times last year.
To make sequence of past events chronologically	got up, picked up a taxi, went to airport and took off
To express what we intended to do but didn't	We tried be there, but returned back.
To express the later action among two past actions	I had finished my exams before I got fever.

Past Continuous Tense

Use of past continuous	Example
To express ongoing action in the past for some time this Sunday morning.	We were travelling at the beginning of his month.
To express two parallel past actions joined by 'while' clause	While she was sleeping, the thief was robbing.
To express persistent past habits	David was always crying in the childhood.
To emphasize the action in progress during the past	When USA was fighting against Syria I was working as a reporter.
To express frequently repeated past actions	My parents were always quarreling.
To express situation in past time when the event was occurring	I was washing my clothes as the bomb exploded.
To express what we intended to do but didn't	We were trying to be there, but my friend was suffering from leg pain.

 Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense	Example
To express the action that completed before another action in the past with time clauses: by the time, as soon as, after, before, when, until etc.	As soon as the pilot ha jumped out, the plane crashed.
To express action occurred multiple times in the past	I had played in five international tournaments.
To express length of the situation up to a certain past time	I had read the course three times when the exam occurred.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Use of past perfect continuous tense	Example
To express the action continued for some time in the past	At that month I had been waiting for my results.
It is mainly used in written English and seldom used in speaking.

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