Past Tense

[Audio] Welcome everyone! Today, we are going to be exploring the various forms and rules of the past tense in English. As you go through this presentation, you'll have a better understanding of how to use the different past tenses, as well as the different kinds of past tenses and how to properly structure your sentences. Let's get started!.

[Audio] We're talking about past tense - used to describe actions or events that have already happened. Regular verbs follow a pattern, such as adding –ed to the base form of the verb. For example, the past tense of 'walk' is 'walked'. Irregular verbs, however, don't follow this pattern. The past tense of 'go' is 'went', for instance. Whenever we speak about things that have happened in the past, we use past tense..

[Audio] The past tense in the English language is formed through a few different methods. Most regular verbs, like 'walk', 'talk', and 'play', require the addition of -ed to its base form in order to create the past tense. Irregular verbs, such as 'go', 'have', and 'eat', have unique forms in the past tense. Certain verbs also require a spelling change to form the past tense, for example 'stop' changes to 'stopped', 'run' changes to 'ran', and 'swim' changes to 'swam'. To give more detail or to create a negative statement or question form, helping verbs like 'was', 'were', 'did', and 'had' can also be used, like in "She did not go to the party" or "Did you finish your homework?". To sum it up, the past tense in English is formed by changing the verb form to indicate that an action or event happened in the past..

[Audio] We can see the different types of past tense in this slide. Simple past tense expresses an action that was already done, as in “The thief stole the diamond crown”. Past continuous tense happens over a period of time, as in “Sam was writing a letter to his friend”. Past perfect tense indicates that an event happened in the past before another event in the past, like in “Daniel had left by the time Erica got to his house”. Lastly, past perfect continuous tense expresses an action that started, continued, and ended in the past, such as “He had been eating cereal out of the box when Dad walked into the room”. This has been an overview of the different types of past tense and how they are used..

[Audio] Using past tense correctly allows us to accurately convey past events. We need to be aware of irregular verbs and the time frame of the past event, whether it is recent or distant in the present. Additionally, past tense is commonly used to write about historical events or to recount personal experiences. Following these guidelines will help ensure that we use past tense accurately..

[Audio] Using the past tense is a great way to talk about events or actions that occurred in the past. The Simple Past Tense is used when the action or event happened at a specific point in the past and is formed by adding -ed to the base form of regular verbs or using irregular verbs, such as 'walked' and 'went'. For actions or events that were ongoing at a specific point in the past, the Past Continuous Tense is used and is formed by using the past tense of the verb “to be” and adding the present participle of the main verb. The Past Perfect Tense is used to describe actions or events that happened before another past action or event and is formed by using the past participle of the main verb. Lastly, the Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe ongoing actions or events that happened before another past event and is formed by using 'had been' followed by the present participle of the main verb..

[Audio] Hope that this presentation has been able to provide you with a better understanding of the basics and different kinds of past tense in English. Appreciate your time and attention and hope you've been able to gain something valuable from this. Much appreciated..