PAST TENSE

I GUSTI NGURAH PARTHAMA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
PAST TENSE
In this session, we learn the past
tense. The past tense consists of
past simple, past
continuous/progressive, and past
perfect.
Each has its own pattern in using the
tense. Learning past tense, you have
to keep in mind that the verbs are
changed. We are usually called the
verbs as past tense.
PAST SIMPLE
Curtis studied economics last night.
Did Curtis study economics last night?
Curtis didn’t study economics last
night.
Jen played the piano when she was a
child.
Did Jen play the piano when she was a
child?
Jen didn’t played the piano when she
was a child.
PAST PROGRESSIVE
Yesterday at noon, I was studying
economics mathematics.
Was I studying economics mathematics
yesterday at noon?
I wasn’t studying economics
mathematics yesterday at noon.
I was watching a movie when my friend
called.
Was I watching a movie when my friend
called?
I wasn’t watching a movie when my
friend called.
 PAST PERFECT
When we arrived, the class had already
begun.
Had the class already begun when
we arrived?
When we arrived, the class hadn’t
already begun.
I had had that car for fifteen years
before it broke down.
Had I had that car for fifteen
years before it broke down?
I hadn’t had that car for fifteen
years before it broke down.
PAST TENSE
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