Category: 2. Past Tense

The past perfect progressive tense is an extension to the past perfect tense and its structures. Past perfect progressive is used to demonstrate an action which continued for a specific period of time but stopped before another action. Structure: Subject + had + been + verb+ing + . . . . . + for/since + . . .…

The past perfect is used to demonstrate an action that occurred before another action in the past. There are usually two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the other. Structures: Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb + before + subject + simple past tense . . . .Alex had completed the…

The past progressive tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the past for a period of time in a particular context. The context can be a specific time or another action. Structures: Subject + was/were + verb + ing + . . . . . a specific time Alex was sleeping yesterday at 6.30 AMI was cleaning…

The past indefinite tense, also known as simple past tense, is used to indicate a finished or completed action/task that occurred/happened at a specific point in time in the past. ‘A specific time’ can be diverse and can cover a long period of time but it cannot be undeterminable. Structure: Subject + verb in the past form + .…