Past Tenses in English | EasyTeaching

Consolidate your understanding of the past tenses in English. In this video, we'll teach you all about the four past tenses and how to use them correctly. We'll cover simple past, past perfect, past continuous and past perfect continuous. Have a go at using each tense in the activities at the end of the lesson.

[masalabeauty]

Those graphical representations are awesome and brilliant, especially for non native speakers.

[tharangasewwandi]

I wrote a letter to my friend yesterday.
She went to meet her mother last week.
They ate fried rice yesterday afternoon.
John drew a beautiful bird.
You drank so much last night.

[leocuervo]

The video was so helpful
I had been in an interview yesterday until i had to leave
She was stuying a lot for the exam, and she passed it
We had been working since 7 am, until 9 pm

[OezxefrHezar]

I hadn't been completly understanding the past tenses in English before I watched this video.
The music was playing before I decided studying English.
I had studied English in school.

[rubap]

I'm Turkish and this video helped me. thank you

[asmahan.]

Simple past I hoped saw you video earlier
Past continuous I was training when started to raining
Past perfect I had eaten before my dad come
Past perfect continuous
She had been working in this company for 6 years

[marwahgabby]

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[savyatapandey]

This video is too helpful for children also Thank You

[midlesto]

I wrote a book
He had played basketball
She had been learnt Latin
I had been playing cricket for quiet a while

[tintin]

So helpful Thank You!
I had an exam I wish I saw this video earlier

[selselthaw]

I had known all the past tenses after I watched this video.

[selselthaw]

I saw this video yesterday.
I was thinking about the complex about past tenses before I watched this.

[aradhanaanil]

Simple past
◇I went to the Park yesterday

Past perfect
◇She had not spoken to him since a week

Past continuous
◇We were watching a movie in the theathre yesterday

Past perfect continuous
◇It had been raining since morning

[deepthysunilkumar]

Narendra was late for school.
The dog barked last night .
He was an outstanding athlete athlete.
My uncle workedfor a bank

[MIKuAni]

*Past simple*

I moved to an apartment.
I opened the door and then started to rain.

*Past continuous*

I was leaving home when my son was washing his car.
While John was washing his car Sara was looking at him.
Karla is always making noises. It's so annoying
We was trying to go to your party but we couldn't.

*Past perfect simple*

Before I started to learn English, I had been studying in School.
She had twenty jobs before she had finally finished college.

*Past perfect continuous*

I had been learning movements before.
She was tired because she had been studying all night.
I had been practicing English when I finally found a Job.
He has been practicing English for 5 years.

[selselthaw]

I had been confusing about past tenses before I watched it.😅

[tasalaquraishi]

I watched your video.
I was watch your video .
I had watching your video.
I had been waiting your video.

[biyanmagar]

Past simple - yesterday I went friend house.
Past perfect - dad had treated loved over us
Past continuous- biyan was watching TV when it started to rain
Past perfect continuous - he had been playing when relative at home

[francescolasaponara]

I believe you meant that the Continuous forms are formed with the "ing" form of a verb, instead of the present participle. In any case thx for your work, it has been very useful for me.

[sanjibganguli]

Respected sir, being undisputedly the tallest grammarian of this generation across the globe, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to solve the following issue that has baffled so many grammarians and teachers -Question --They reached the station.Then the train left (Join the sentences using 'When"). Probable answers-(A) When they reached the station, the train left (B) When they had reached the station, the train left (C) The train left when they had reached the station.Sir, do please enlighten me a tad as to the correctness of the answer and the nuances.