The past simple tense, sometimes called the preterit, expresses a completed action in the past. In English, it is the basic kind of past tense. The action could have taken place in the recent or distant past, and it does not matter how long it lasted or took place. Here are some examples. We have… Continue reading Past Simple Tense Examples
The past tense is one of three general English grammatical tenses whose function is to place an action or event in the past. All of the past tenses are really important to know. Without knowing them, you will not be fully prepared to understand sentences and you might misuse words. We begin this section with… Continue reading Past Tense
The past perfect continuous tense (sometimes referred to as the past perfect progressive tense) is specific type of tense in English. It is easy to learn but harder to use. As we already know, the past perfect continuous also describes events that „passed in the past“ – just like the past perfect tense.
The only difference is that the past perfect continuous describes events that started, lasted but also ended at some point in the past.
The past perfect tense is used to show that something happened before another action in the past. Here are some examples. Past perfect tense examples Examples of Affirmative sentences Construction of an affirmative sentence for the past perfect tense: Subject + had + past participle + object. Examples of past perfect tense: I had written… Continue reading Past Perfect Tense Examples
The past continuous tense represents an ongoing action of the past. Here are some examples. Past continuous tense examples Examples of Affirmative sentences Construction of an affirmative sentence for the past continuous tense: Subject + was/were + ( –ing) + object. Examples of past continuous tense: The sun was shining brightly We were having dinner… Continue reading Past Continuous Tense Examples
The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or for an action that is unfinished. Present Continuous Tense Examples – examples of Affirmative sentences Construction of an affirmative sentence for the present continuous tense: Subject + to be (am/is/are) + verb +(-ing) + object. Examples of negative sentences – negative sentence construction for the present continuous tense: Subject + to be (am, are, is) + not + verb+(-ing) + object.
The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or for an action that is unfinished.
The present continuous tense (sometimes referred to as the present progressive or present imperfect) is the verb tense most commonly used in modern English. It combines the present tense and continuous aspect.
The past perfect tense is used to show that something happened before another action in the past.
The past perfect, sometimes called pluperfect, describes events in the past. This is a specific type of tense and even when it seems hard to use, it is actually pretty easy. This tense describes events that happened in the middle of another event in the past, or which „passed in the past“. To construct the past perfect tense, we need to know all the irregular verbs and their forms.
The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and often continued for a short period of time after the action started.
The past continuous (sometimes past progressive) tense is a really important tense used in English. This tense is very often used in daily conversation so it is really necessary to know how to use it.
The past simple tense (sometimes called preterite, simple past or past indefinite) is the basic form of the past tense. This is one of the most common past tenses and can describe a lot of events. It is really important to know how and when to use this tense for daily conversation.
But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms. We have prepared some examples of past simple time.
