3. DEFINITION
The past tense is used for actions that
took place in the past time, But not a
specific time is given. This tense
doesn’t indicate whether the action was
complete or incomplete.
In simple words, we can say that it is
used to describe the past situation, past
action and past habits.
4. FOR EXAMPLE
•They went to school.
•He worked very hard.
•She wrote a letter.
•He went to a zoo.
5.
6. STRUCTURE OF PAST INDEFINITE
TENSE
Subject+ Verb(2nd form)+ Object
e.g. She took tea daily.
He ate apples.
He woke up early in the morning.
7.
8. Types of Verb
There two types of a verb.
Regular Verb
Irregular Verb
The regular verb forms –ed verb in 2nd & 3rd form.
e.g. play →played. played
cross→ crossed, crossed.
The irregular verb forms all the three different forms of
verb.
e.g. teach→ taught, taught , run→ran, run
come→ came, come , go→went, gone
9.
10. 1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form
work worked Worked
stop stopped stopped
hate hate Hate
hear heard Heard
cook cooked Cooked
walk walked Walked
change changed changed
Regular Verb
11. Irregular Verb
1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form
run ran Run
sing sang Sung
buy bought Bought
go went Gone
eat ate Eaten
take took Taken
catch caught caught
14. TODAY’S DIARY
Learn all the rules and structure
of making past indefinite tense,
practice of writing sentences in
this tense and difference
between regular and irregular
verbs.
