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English grammar

Past Tenses

Simple past, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous, explained with examples.

Lessons

  1. 1Simple Past TenseThe simple past in English may look like a tense in your own language, but the meaning may be different. Regular verbs: base+ed e.g. walked, showed…4 min read
  2. 2Past Continuous TenseThe past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb to be (was/were), and the base of the main verb +ing. The past…2 min read
  3. 3Past Perfect TenseThe Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb. The past…2 min read
  4. 4Past Perfect Continuous TenseThe past perfect continuous is composed of two elements - the past perfect of the verb to be (=had been) + the present participle (base+ing). The past…2 min read