Past Tense
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00:00Hi kids, today we will learn about past tense, so let's start.
00:09Whenever we are writing or speaking, there is always a reference to time.
00:16We talk about things which either talk about something in the past, present, or future.
00:24Like, I go to school daily.
00:29This sentence is in present tense.
00:33I went to school yesterday.
00:37Here, we are talking about something that has already happened in the past.
00:44I will go to school tomorrow.
00:48Here, we are talking about something that is yet to happen or will happen in the future.
00:56So every sentence has a tense whether it's past, present, or future.
01:03We learned about present tense in our last assignment.
01:08Today, we will learn about past tense, that is, how do we write about something that has happened in the past.
01:18I had a great time in party yesterday.
01:23The action has happened in the past and the person is talking about his experience in the past.
01:31So the sentence is in past tense.
01:35Here, the verb had shows its past.
01:42I enjoyed with my friends yesterday.
01:46Here, the sentence states that the person is talking about yesterday.
01:52So it's in past tense.
01:55And here too, the verb enjoyed states that this sentence is in past tense.
02:03Enjoyed is the second form of the verb enjoy.
02:09And we have already learned that in every sentence is the verb that determines the tense of the sentence.
02:18She had a very beautiful doll.
02:23Here, according to the sentence, the girl no longer has a beautiful doll since we are talking about the past.
02:33Here, the verb had makes it past tense.
02:39He had a book that was very interesting.
02:43Here too, the verb had makes it past tense.
02:49And according to the sentence, the boy no longer has that interesting book.
02:55We went to watch a movie together.
02:59Here, the verb is went.
03:02And it's the second form of the verb go, which shows that the sentence is in past tense.
03:10It means that we are talking about something that has happened in the past.
03:16So the subject we watched a movie in the past.
03:22They had finished their dinner before we reached there.
03:27Here, the verbs had and finished show that the sentence is in past tense.
03:35Finished is the second form of the verb finish.
03:40They all were ready for the party when we called them.
03:46Here, we have two verbs in that show that the sentence is in past tense, were and called.
03:56Rita and Tia were very good friends.
04:01Here, the verb is were and it shows that the sentence is in past tense.
04:09So the verbs was, were and had are only used to show past tense.
04:18Rita and Tia were very good friends in school time.
04:23Here, the verb were shows the sentence is in past tense.
04:28That is, Rita and Tia are no longer good friends.
04:35You were brilliant in math during school days.
04:39Here, the verb is were and it shows past tense.
04:45We all played cricket together.
04:49Here, the verb is played and it shows past tense.
04:55So we have seen a lot of examples of past tense.
05:00Let's have some more examples of this kind.
05:05I went to watch a movie yesterday.
05:08I didn't make a single mistake in my last exam.
05:13Yesterday, we all were at grandmother's place.
05:18Last month, I was not well.
05:21She has finished her project work.
05:24We learned all the spellings by heart.
05:28Did you ever go on a cruise trip?
05:32Now circle the words that show that these sentences are in past tense.
05:39I went to watch a movie yesterday.
05:42Here, the verb is went and it is the second form of the verb go.
05:49I didn't make a single mistake in my last exam.
05:54The usage of the verb did and made show that this sentence is in past tense.
06:03Yesterday, we all were at grandmother's place.
06:08Yesterday refers to past tense and the use of the verb were also shows that the sentence is in past tense.
06:18So both yesterday and were show that the sentence is in past tense.
06:25Last month, I was not well.
06:29Last month refers to the past as it is the verb that has already passed.
06:36Was is the verb that show that the sentence is in past tense.
06:42She has finished her project work.
06:45In this sentence, finished is the main verb.
06:50But since the main verb is in its second form, it indicated that the sentence is in past tense.
06:59He learned all the spellings by heart.
07:03Here, the verb is learnt and it is the second form of the verb learn.
07:10So it shows the sentence is in past tense.
07:14Did you ever go to cruise trip?
07:18Here, the verb is did and whenever did is used, it indicates that the sentence is in past tense.
07:28The series of completed actions are always described using past tense.
07:34Let's see some examples.
07:37I drew a sketch, colored it, cut it and pasted it on a colored sheet and my card was ready.
07:46Here, the actions being described have already been performed.
07:53So they are described in past tense as we use all the verbs which show past tense.
08:00I reached home, selected my favorite dress, wore it and got ready in no time as I was very excited to attend the party.
08:12Wow! We described so many actions that have already been performed and that is the reason we have used second form of the verbs here.
08:24A boy was caught by the police yesterday because he was over speeding and broke many traffic rules.
08:34Here again, we have described so many actions that have already taken place and so we have used the second form of verbs here.
08:45So kids, today we learnt a lot about past tense but there is much more to it which we will learn in our next assignments.
08:56Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more. Bye-bye.