Past Continuos Presentation
Past Continuos Presentation
Past Continuos Presentation
TENSE
TOPIC:
PAST
INDEFINITE
Past Indefinite:
• Definition:
Simple past tense is used to
indicate those actions which
began in the past time and
got over in the past time.
Formation Of Simple Past:-
• Subject + V2 + Object.
Example:
• She ate an apple.
• He drank apple juice.
Negative Sentence Structure:
TO P I C : PA ST
CO NTINUO US
Past Continuous
Definition:
• The past continuous
tense is a verb tense used
to describe ongoing
actions or situations in
the past.
Example:
• I was eating apple.
• He was riding the cycle.
• There are two helping verb in
past continuous tenses.
Helping Verb: Was & were
Structure:
Affirmative • S + was / were + verb + ing + obj
Structure Example:
• She was driving the car.
• They were playing Cricket.
Negative Structure:
Negative • S + was / were + not + verb +
Structure ing + obj.
Example:
• They were not playing
cricket.
• Was he studying in the class?
• Interrogative Structure
• Was / were + S + verb + ing + obj + ?
• Example :
• Were they studying in the last class?
Structure:
• Negative Interrogative
• Was / were + S + not + verb
+ ing + obj + ?
• Example:
Negative • Was he not eating pasta?
• Were we playing game well?
Interrogative:
Quiz:
• They are waiting for the bus. (Change Into Past Continuous)
• I was hanging out with friends. (Change Into Past Continuous)
• Is he not studying? (Change Into Past Continuous)
• Are they playing cricket? (Change Into Past Continuous)
SY E D M . G H A Z I
A B B A S S H A H
Time Reference:
Example:
She had been cooking dinner for an hour before her guests arrived.
Structure: Explanation:
Subject ''She''
In the positive form, It indicates she was actively cooking for one hour
before her guests arrived.
Structure:
• Subject + Had not been + verb (-Ing) + Object
(For/Since/before)
Example:
• She had not been Jogging for very long before she got
tired.
Explanation:
• Subject ''She''
• Past Perfect Auxiliary ''Had not'' Negative form
• Main Verb in ''Ing'' form: Jogging
• Duration of the action: ''For very long"
• Time reference: "Before She got tired"
• In this sentence, it means she did not for a very long time
before she felt tired. The "had not been jogging" part tell
us it was not happening for an extended period before
she got tired.
Interogative Structure: