PAST TENSES

Sol
Sunrise Institute

Past Tenses
1) PAST SIM
PLE
2) PAST CON
TINUOUS
3) PAST PER
FECT SIMPLE
4) PAST PER
FECT
CONTINUOU
S

1)PAST SIMPLE

Past
Simple
Uses

The PAST SIMPLE is used for:

For an action which
happened at a definite
time in the past. The time
is state, already known or
implied.
Example:
They spent their holidays in
Switzerland last winter. They
had a great time.

The PAST SIMPLE is used for:

Past Simple
Uses

For actions which happened

immediately one after the
other in the past.

Past Simple
Uses

For past habits or states

which are now finished. In
such cases we can also use
the expression used to.

 To talk about the lives of

people who are not longer
alive.

Yesterday, last night/

week/ month/ year/
Monday, etc.
Two days/
weeks/moths, etc ago.
Then, when, How long
ago?
In 1992/1845 etc

Time
expres
sions