Basic English Grammar Rules Of Tenses

English Language is very important for a banking aspirant as it carries a lot of marks in prelim as well as in main section. To tackle this section it becomes very important for a candidate to be well-verse in grammar and its rules. Grammar can fetch you a lot of marks  if attempted carefully and with accuracy. You cannot ace this section in one day or two, the key to ace this section is to practice some of the question related to a certain topic daily and make notes. In this article, we will be covering one of the most important topic of English grammar that is Past Tense. 

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• Basic Rules of Verb
• Basic Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement
• Basic Rules of Conditionals

What Is Past Tense?

Past tense refers to any event that has already taken place. Past tense is further divided into four types as given below:

• Simple past/ Past Indefinite
• Past Continous
• Past Perfect
• Past Perfect Continous

Past Indefinite Tense

The past indefinite tense which is also known as simple past tense, denotes  a finished or completed action or a task that had occurred or happened at a specific point in time in the past.

Structure:

Note: You can also find Adverb of time can also be at the beginning of the sentence.

Example:

• Ram went to London last year.
• I ate a apple a few minutes ago.
• She had an exam yesterday.

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Past Progressive/Continuous Tense

The past progressive tense or past continous tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the past for a period of time in a particular context.

Structures:

When the condition is given then the structure of the sentence:

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• Basic Rules of Prepositions
• Basic Rules of Adjectives

Past Perfect

The past perfect usually denotes the two successive actions taking place one after another. In such sentence we usually have two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the other.

Structures:

When before is use then the structure of the sentence is as given below:

When after is used in a sentence then the structure is:

Past Perfect Progressive or Continous Tense

The past perfect progressive or continous tense refers to an action which continued for a specific period of time but stopped before another action.

Structure:

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