Past Tense

Past Tense:
Past Tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past.

Simple meaning:
जो काम पहले हो चुका है – वह Past Tense होता है।

कल / पहले / बीता हुआ समय → Past Tense

Past Tense ke main parts:
1) Simple Past
2) Past Continuous
TRICK 1: YESTERDAY RULE
अगर काम कल / पहले हो चुका है → Past Tense

Keywords:
yesterday, ago, last night, last year

Examples:
• He played yesterday.
• I went home.
TRICK 2: FINISHED WORK RULE
काम पूरा हो गया, अब नहीं चल रहा
→ Simple Past

Examples:
• She finished her work.
• They watched a movie.

याद रखो:
“काम खत्म = Past”
TRICK 3: PAST LIVE ACTION RULE
अगर काम past में चल रहा था
→ was / were + verb + ING

Examples:
• He was reading.
• They were playing.

याद रखो:
“Past में चल रहा = was/were + ING”
TRICK 4: DID RULE (EXAM GOLD)
Sentence में Question (❓) या NOT (❌) हो
→ DID + verb ka base form

Examples:
• Did you play cricket?
• He did not go to school.

❌ Wrong: Did he went?
✅ Correct: Did he go?
TRICK 5: WAS vs WERE RULE
I / He / She / It → WAS
You / We / They → WERE

Examples:
• I was tired.
• They were happy.
कल का काम → Past
Past में चल रहा → Was / Were + ING
Question / Not → DID
Verb हमेशा base form