The document provides definitions and examples of different English verb tenses used to describe actions and states in the past, including: - Simple past tense (e.g. "He went to the market") for actions that occurred at a definite time in the past. - Past continuous tense (e.g. "Children were eating ice cream") for actions that were in progress at a stated time in the past. - Past perfect tense (e.g. "He had studied really hard") for actions that occurred before another past action. - Used to (e.g. "He used to play football") for past habits or repeated actions. It explains how to form positive,