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Basic English Grammar Rules Of Tenses in HINDI

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बैंकिंग सेक्टर में जॉब करने की इच्छा रखने वाले उम्मीदवारों को English Language सेक्शन में  मजबूत पकड़ रखनी चाहिए, क्योंकि यह प्रीलिम्स के साथ मेंस परीक्षा में भी है.English Language को क्रैक करने के लिए Grammar में मजबूत पकड़ जरुरी है. अगर आप English Grammar के बेसिक क्लियर कर लें तो आप आसानी से इस सेक्शन में अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर सकते हैं. इस लेख के माध्यम से हम English Grammar का Past Tense कवर कर रहे हैं.  


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:

Subject + verb in the past form + . . . . . + adverb of time + . . . . .
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:


Subject + was/were + verb + ing +  a specific time
Ram was sleeping yesterday at 6.30 AM

He was cleaning the dishes at around 5.30-6.30 yesterday.

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

When + subject + simple past tense + subject + was/were + verb+ing 
When she went out, you were shouting from behind.

When Ram came, I was sleeping.
Subject +  was/were + verb+ing + when + subject +  simple past tense 
He was shouting from behind when she went outside.

I was sleeping when Alex came home.
While + subject + was/were + verb+ing + subject + was/were + verb+ing . . . .
While He was sleeping, you were making noises.

While Ram was playing, I was sleeping.





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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:


Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb
 + before + subject + simple past tense . . .
Ram had completed the task before his mother asked.
He had bought a gift before you came here.

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


Before
 + subject + simple past tense + subject + had + past participle form of the verb +. . . .

Before he went to the school, she finished some her work.
Before he went home, she had taken a test.

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

Subject + simple past tense + after + subject + had + past participle . . . .

Anthony ate after I had bought him a ball.
He went to the office after I had finished my work.
After + subject + had + past participle + subject + simple past tense . . . .

After I had bought a racket, he came to the shop.
After he had gone, I called up.

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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:

Subject + had + been + verb+ing + . . . . . + for/since + . . . . .+ before + subject + past simple tense

Alex had been playing badminton for 18 years before he retired.

John had been living in london since 2010 before he moved to Melbourne.

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