PAST TENSE IN ACTIVE FORM

Simple Past Tense

Formula : 

Verbal : Subject + Verb 2 + Object + Complement

Non Verbal : Subject + Was/were+ Complement


Function : To express an event that was happened or finished in the past. 


Example : 

Verbal 

(+) The nurse went to the hospital yesterday

(-) The nurse did not go to the hospital yesterday

(?) Did the nurse go to the hospital yesterday ? 

(-?) did not the nurse go to the hospital yesterday? 


Non Verbal 

(+) They were not  bad kid

(-) They were not  bad kid

(?) Were They  bad kid ? 

(-?) Were not  they  bad kid ? 


Past Progressive / Continuous Tense

Formula : 

Verbal : Subject + was/were+ Verb Ing + Complement

Non Verbal : Subject + was/were+being + Complement


Function : To express an action that was going at the time on the past. 


Example : 

Verbal :

(+) They were working when I called them

(-) They were not working when i called them

(+?) Were They working when I called them? 

(-?) Were not They working when I called them? 


Non Verbal : 

(+) She was being sad when She saw him go away

(-) She was not being sad when She saw him go away 

(+?) Was she being sad when She saw him go away? 

(-?) Was not she being sad when She saw him go away? 


Past Perfect Tense

Formula : 

Verbal : Subject + had + Verb 3 + Complement

Non Verbal : Subject + had + been + Complement


Function : To express an action that was happened or finished before another action happened in the past


Example

Verbal : 

(+) She had studied English lamguage before she moved to London

(-) She had not studied English language before she moved to London

(+?) Had she studied English language before she moved to London? 

(-?) Had not she studied English lamguage before she moved to London


Non Verbal :

(+) Marsha had been a doctor in this hospital before She went to Europe

(-) Marsha had not been a doctor in this hospital before She went to Europe

(+?) Had Marsha been a doctor in this hospital before She went to Europe ? 

(-?) Had not Marsha been a doctor in this hospital before She went to Europe ? 


Past Perfect Continuous / Progressive Tense

Formula : 

Verbal : Subject + had + Been + Verb ing + Complement

Non Verbal : Subject + had + been + being + Complement


Function : To express an event that had happened and still on going at the time in the past. 


Example :

Verbal :

(+) Rasya had been working at the international hospital for five years when he got the promotion

(-) Rasya had not been working at the international hospital for five years when he got the promotion

(+?) Had Rasya been working at the international hospital for five years when he got the promotion ? 

(-?) Had not Rasya been working at the international hospital for five years when he got the promotion? 


Non Verbal : 

(+) He had been being there for thirty minutes last month.

(-) He had not been being there for thirty minutes last month.

(+?) Had he been being there for thirty minutes last month?

(-?) Had not he been being there for thirty minutes last month?









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