Past
Indefinite Tense
a) Past Indefinite Tense: The action that
took place in the indefinite time of past is called Past Indefinite Tense. Here
we find the mention of time.
Affirmative
Sentence
Rule:
Subject + verb (past form) + extension
For example,
Once upon a time there lived a king named Arthur in England.
I got myself
admitted at Dhaka University in 2006.
An angel came to
me last night. I saw a fairy in my flower
garden yesterday.
Note: The
Time Adverbs used in Past Indefinite Tense are: Ago, long long ago, long since,
once upon a time, last, last year, yesterday, the previous day, once year back,
(1985), used to, today, this afternoon,
then.
Rule: Regular
habitual action in the past is expressed through the Past Indefinite Tense with
‘used to’.
For example,
He used to play
chess when he was 15 years old.
Rule: Irregular habitual action
in the past is expressed with ‘would’
For example,
He would bathe
in the river Hariabhanga / Meghna every afternoon.
Rule: After the phrase ‘as if’ /
‘as though’ we use Past Indefinite Tense.
For example,
He behaves as if
/ as though he were mad.
Rule: If the Reported Speech is
in Present Indefinite Tense, in the Indirect Speech we use Past Indefinite
Tense.
For example,
He said to me,
“I see a movie titled ‘Devil’s Advocate’.”
He told me that
he saw a movie titled ‘Devil’s Advocate’. (Past Indefinite Tense)
Negative Sentence
Rule:
Subject + did not + verb (present) + extension
For example,
I did not kill a
snake. He did not eat a mango.
He did not give
me a gift. They did not go to the cinema.
She did not
write a letter to him. I did not make a table. You did not answer
correctly.
Interrogative Sentence
Rule:
Did + subject + verb (present) + object + ?
For example,
Did he give me a
gift yesterday? Did they go to the cinema the previous day?
Did she write a
letter to him? Did I make a table? Did you answer correctly?
Past
Continuous Tense
b) Past Continuous Tense: The action that
was progressing in past but not completed is called Past Continuous Tense.
Affirmative
Sentence
Rule:
Subject + was / were (auxiliary) + verb + ing + extension
For example,
They were
laughing at the joker. He was taking examination. While I was walking
in the garden, I saw a poisonous snake. You were waiting for him. She
was working in a factory. It was raining.
Negative Sentence
Rule:
Subject + was / were (auxiliary) + not + verb + ing + extension
For example,
They were not laughing at the joker. He
was not taking exam.
You were not waiting for him. She was not working in a factory.
You were not waiting for him. She was not working in a factory.
Interrogative sentences
Rule:
Was / were (auxiliary) + subject + verb + ing + extension + ?
For example,
Were they laughing at the joker? Was he
taking exam?
Were you waiting for him? Was she working in a factory? Was it raining?
Were you waiting for him? Was she working in a factory? Was it raining?
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