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a future event that is part of a fixed timetable- for instance, "The match starts at 9 o' clock."Ī. general truths- for instance, "The sun rises in the east", "Honesty is the best policy." a habitual action- for instance, "He walk to school." That is, it took place in the past, continue to take place in the present, and will take place in the future. Indicates an action that is generally true or habitual. The form of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is- had + been + verb + ing Indicates an action in the past that took place before another time or event in the past and continued during the second event/time point in the past.įor example, "At that time, he had been writing a novel for two months."Ī. The form of Past Continuous Tense is- was/were + verb + ing "The light went out while theywere reading."Ī. Indicates an action going on at some time in the past or an action in the past that is longer in duration than another action in the past. The form of Past Perfect Tense is- had + verb (past participle form or the 3rd form of the verb) "He had slept before I came back from the market."Ī. Indicates an action in the past that had been completed before another time or event in the past.įor example, "He had exercised before it started to rain." The form of Simple Past Tense is - verb + ed

The verb 'flew' is an irregular verb which does not take 'ed' in the past tense like regular verbs.ī. Indicates an action took place before the present moment and that has no real connection with the present time.įor example, "He danced in the function." (The action took place in the past, is finished and is completely unrelated to the present)Ī.